LHASA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Beginning this year, the
Tibet Autonomous Regional government will allocate 25 million yuan (about 2.9
million U.S. dollars) a year to local culture development, an official said here
on Monday.
"Tibet has abundant culture. Our culture work should
include protection of the traditional culture and development of modern
culture," said Nyima Cering, director of the regional department of culture.
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Actors from Tibetan Song and Dance
Troupe perform in this photo taken on Dec. 28, 2008. Beginning this year,
the Tibet Autonomous Regional government will allocate 25 million yuan
(about 2.9 million U.S. dollars) a year to local culture
development. (Xinhua Photo)
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The governmental investment had been put into various
projects, including maintaining ancient buildings, development of Tibetan
language, protection of the ancient books and the establishment of performance
groups.
Folk bands, websites, novels, dramas and songs in
Tibetan language had been encouraged, Nyima Cering said.
A series of new cultural projects will be launched
and the commercial dramas will be continued in 2009, he said, adding that a new
history drama will be offered this year for the 50th anniversary of the
Democratic Reform in Tibet.
China makes great efforts in
protection of Tibetan culture
BEIJING, Feb. 6 -- China has made
significant achievements in protecting and spreading Tibet's magnificent
traditional ethnic culture, especially in terms of the successful preservation,
transmission and development of intangible cultural heritage.
"I'm glad to see great attention has been paid to the
protection of traditional ethnic culture," said 73-year-old Tseten Dorje, who
was recently designated as a national representative of intangible cultural
heritage. Full story
Tibetan Losar to apply for state
intangible cultural heritage
BEIJING, Feb. 6 -- A joint bid incorporating Traditional Tibetan Losar (Tibetan
New Year) celebrated in Lhasa, Xigaze and Nyingchi is to apply for national
intangible cultural heritages. If the proposal is approved, winter tourism in
Tibet will be further promoted.
Times, celebrations and concentions of Tibetan Losar vary
in those three prefectures in Tibet. It is said that the most orthodox and
indigenous Tibetan Losar is Lhasa's, while the other two being its variations.
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Tibet completes census of ancient
books
BEIJING, Feb. 4 -- The Cultural Department of Tibet
Autonomous Region has finished the census of Tibetan classics pilot program.
A group responsible for the census work was set up in
October 2008, and has by far deployed work in the Tibet Museum and Norbu Lingka
and found both have a variety of Tibetan ancient books concerning Tibetan
medicine, architecture, biography of celebrities which are preserved intact. Full story
