Modern Revival of an Ancient Opera

WITH a history of at least 600 years,Ti-betan opera has been dubbed "the living fossil of traditional Tibetan culture".Hav-ing been inscribed on both the national intangible cultural heritage list of China and UNES-CO's intangible cultural heritage list,the ancient op-era has gained many modern devotees. Owing to local people's passion for the opera and government support in its preservation,this ancient cultural treasure continues to shine in modern times. Legendary Evolvement Tibetan opera,called Aje Lhamo (fairy sisters)in Tibetan language,boasts a history of more than 600 years,about 400 years longer than another well-known Chinese cultural treasure,the Peking opera. In the 14th century,Drupthob Thangtong Gyalpo,a high-ranking monk and iron bridge builder,decided to build iron bridges across many key rivers in Tibet to improve local transportation.     

Insecurity Dilemma and the Tibetan Uprising in 2008

In March 2008, Tibet erupted in the biggest challenge to Chinese rule since 1959. While Beijing and Dharamsala engaged in their familiar battle of representations, pundits speculated on the causes of the uprising, ranging from conspiracy theories to informed policy analysis. Applying the framework of the insecurity dilemma, this article argues that Tibetan identity insecurity on account of the post-1989 hard-line Chinese policies was the chief cause of the uprising. Largely peaceful protests and occasionally violent riots in Tibet have been integral to Tibetan efforts to mitigate their societal insecurities provoked by Chinese migration, ‘assimilationist’ policies and ‘cultural imperialism’. However, Tibetan protests and riots heighten Chinese insecurities and harden Beijing's policies both inside Tibet and towards the Dalai Lama. This paper reveals the dynamic cycle of hard-line Chinese policies provoking Tibetan uprisings; the resulting hardening in Chinese policies feeds back into Tibetan insecurities and protests. The 2008 uprising was the most recent cycle in the long-running saga of the Sino-Tibetan insecurity dilemma. The article warns that unless the Tibetans and the Chinese find a way to break out of the insecurity dilemma, Tibet could explode into another frenzy of violence and counter-violence in the near future.     

中国化马克思主义民族理论在西藏的实践--纪念西藏自治区成立四十周年

总结历史,立足现实,中央人民政府和西藏地方政府签订和平解放西藏的"十七条协议",和平解放西藏.立足民族平等,消除民族隔阂,加强藏、汉民族团结,强调民族工作要"慢",不能急躁,采取灵活、"慎重、稳进"的方针开展工作.实行民族区域自治是中国共产党和毛泽东解决民族问题的基本主张.坚定不移的实行民族区域自治,藏族人民在政治上实现当家作主.帮助西藏发展经济和社会各项事业.尊重藏民族的生活习惯,保障宗教信仰自由.对达赖喇嘛的基本立场和态度是,停止独立活动,欢迎他回来.     

试论近代西藏昌都地区的外来移民(1840～1960年)

近代以来,回族、汉族、纳西族、维吾尔族等多民族移民先后迁居昌都地区,成为该地区的历史移民。昌都地区移民与当地土著间的族际婚姻较之西藏其他地区多,这些非藏族移民的迁入,将各民族文化植入昌都,使之成为藏彝走廊的一个核心组成部分、众多民族活动的舞台以及经济文化交流的桥梁和枢纽,文化面貌显现复杂多样。     

现时代藏传佛教与藏民族信教观念转换之思考

藏传佛教作为外来文化传入藏区已有1300年的历史.自公元七世纪中叶至今,藏族几乎全民信仰藏传佛教.当今在经济全球化、政治多极化、文化多元化的世界格局中,如何使藏族的宗教信仰与社会主义社会发展不相矛盾,如何使各领域发展相对滞后的藏族首先在思想观念上尽快完成现代转换的任务,这是我们当今理论工作者研究的一大课题.     

新时期以来汉族小说家的藏地想象

汉族作家们满怀信心和憧憬踏入了藏文化的全新天地,新奇、欣喜、失落、或彷徨是他们心绪的写照,惊喜观望、试图融入、无奈返回或找到一定的支点是他们努力探寻过程中的多样化体验。同时,他们在展现藏域、藏民和藏文化时,也努力地为自己找寻着合适的写作资源与表现方式,或朝圣或追寻或反思,都是他们在汉藏两种异质文化相互碰撞和交融过程中所做出的自觉的文化选择。     

Complete autonomy: The best approach to peaceful resolution of the Tibet problem

Political, economic, cultural, and ethnic conflicts exist in Tibet and its surrounding areas. Peaceful resolution of the Tibet Problem will rely upon rationality of each side involved. The Tibet Problem has roots in the British invasion and in Mao Ze‐dong's historical mistake of replacing the Tibetan serfdom system with Communism. The welfare/carrot‐and‐stick policy used to govern Tibet since the 1980s has been proved ineffective for the social development in Tibet. The Dalai Lama's ‘Great Tibet’ claim will cause civil and ethnic wars among the Tibetans and between them and other Chinese ethnic groups. However, the Dalai Lama's ‘one country with two systems’ proposal that follows the Hong Kong model seems to be a realistic approach to a peaceful resolution of the Tibet Problem.     

As the Dust Settles in Shangri-La: Alai's Tibet in the era of Sino-globalization

With the English translation of his novel Red Poppies published in 2000, the ethnic Tibetan author Alai has established a prominent presence outside the People's Republic, apart from the Shangri-La myth that has dominated the Western imagination of Tibet. This essay attempts to unpack the multitudes of meaning of the novel, situate it against a material history of opium in Eastern Tibet, and highlight the dilemma of a leading Tibetan author. Through further discussion of his essays unavailable in English, this essay aims at developing a cultural geography of Alai's intellectual travel, energized by a Tibetan warrior tradition in his homeland and yet detailed about contemporary social, cultural, and environmental changes. It paints a picture about a Tibet that is neither a paradise nor a human hell, alive in the moment to survive the creative destruction of Sino-globalization that began long before the People's Liberation Army marched into Lhasa.     

西藏传统文化的内在魅力与独特价值

西藏是中国西南地区一颗璀璨的明珠,藏族是中国多民族大家庭中的优秀成员之一,为中国历史的发展和西南边疆地区的开发和稳定做出了杰出的贡献。西藏传统文化是中国传统文化宝库的一个有机组成部分,有许多值得认真发掘的思想和智慧,蕴藏着丰富的、可资借鉴的经验和知识,有着十分巨大的开发价值。     

怎样认识和对待西藏历史上的几个重大问题

西藏历史上有一些重大的理论问题被来自各方面的研究和学说披上了一层面纱 ,如历史上中央王朝与西藏地方政治关系中的“供施关系” ;中央政府对西藏地方的管理 ;西藏地方行政区划的沿革 ;中国历史与西藏地方历史的关系等。通过史料研究 ,这些重大问题都可以有较明晰的文字阐述和资料佐证。弄清这些问题 ,对于研究西藏问题、了解西藏、增加中华民族的凝聚力有着重要的意义和作用     

Tibetan Medicine Goes Beyond the Plateau

MS.Huang,a Chongqing local,felt an unexpected chill one summer morning."I [instinctively] knew I was going to catch a cold,"she said.Her response was to make an appointment at a health spa called Treasure without Borders for a Tibetan medicinal bath.Huang and her 16-year-old daughter are both regulars at the spa.She believes that many ailments can be eased through the healing properties of a medicinal bath.     

Festival Begins in Tibet

A giant Tangka,a religious silk embroidery or painting of Buddha,is unfolded by monks on the hill slope near Drepung Monastery on the outskirts of Lhasa,capital city of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region,starting the 2011 Shoton Festival,which lasts from August 29 to September 4.Shoton Festival,one of the most popular traditional festivals in Tibet,is celebrated annually from the end of the sixth month to the beginning of the seventh month according to the Tibetan calendar.It attracts tens of thousands of Buddhists and tourists each year.During the weeklong festival,people gather to drink yogurt,watch Tibetan operas,and pay homage to giant paintings of Buddha.Originating from the 11th century,the festival is now a national intangible cultural heritage.     

西藏的发展与进步（三）

四、文化保护和宗教信仰自由 西藏文化是中华民族文化的重要组成部分,以其独特魅力吸引着世人。多年来,中央政府和西藏自治区政府倾力保护和弘扬西藏优秀传统文化,大力发展社会主义先进文化,努力建设中华民族特色文化保护地,使西藏文化得到了保护与发展。     

THE IDYLLIC LIFE ON THE PLATEAU

正Young online celebrity showcases life in modern Tibet Life in Tibet Autonomous Region is no longer remote in modern times, especially with the help of the smartphone. In Tibetan Internet celebrity Tashi Lhamo's short videos on Douyin,     

ALPINE DREAMS COME TRUE

正Tibet's growing economy and nurturing policies foster young entrepreneurs Near the Ramoche Temple in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, one of the most important Buddhist shrines in the city, there is a more modern attraction as well. It's called Milam,     

论唐代吐蕃本教对东巴教的影响

唐代 ,吐蕃军事势力一度控制了麽些人滇西北、川西等地 ,吐蕃本教对纳西族产生了较大的影响。由于西藏吐蕃统治者实施“扬佛灭本”的政策 ,迫使藏地本教祭司逃亡或被流放到滇西北、川西等地 ,形成了本教对纳西本土宗教的进一步影响。从东巴教的神体系以及东巴经与敦煌吐蕃文书之间的密切关系中 ,也可以看出唐代吐蕃本教对东巴教的影响     

发现唯有小说才能发现的——评《批判与想象——王小波小说研究》

韩袁红女士不仅在学术上是王小波作品的研究者,在生活中也有着对其作品发自内心的热爱。她的《批判与想象——王小波小说研究》是国内第一部研究王小波小说的专著。抱着对小说发现之发现的目的,作者不仅对王小波的小说进行学术上的客观阐释,也在尽力向我们展示王小波小说及其本人超越时空的魅力。对上述两方面进行总结,对这种发现做出分析,有助于对王小波小说进行深入研究,通过正确评介让更多的人接受它。     

西藏巨商邦达昌的兴衰与功过

邦达昌为邦达家族创立的商号。邦达家族出身藏东平民,因受十三世达赖喇嘛的提携而垄断了西藏羊毛的出口,成为西藏数一数二的大商人,掌握了西藏经济命脉,邦达昌一度成为官商合办之企业。邦达家族亦官亦商,亦文亦武,权势显赫,富甲一方,在西藏近代史上具有举足轻重的影响。     

清朝不同治藏政策下的西藏官员服饰刍议

清政府主要依托西藏当地上层统治集团来实现对该地区的管理，作为清朝官僚系统一分子的西藏官员，其服饰必然受到中央政府官员服饰规制的影响而显示出一些有别于地方的特点。同时，清政府根据时局变化随时调整治藏方针，且各种势力和文化交汇于此，最早接触这些变化的西藏地区官员，其服饰必然相应改变。本文将以1653年到1911年间西藏发生的重大事件为纵线，对与时俱变的西藏官员服饰进行梳理。     

论米德对文化人类学的贡献

米德是美国著名的女性人类学家之一,她与本尼迪克特一起创立了美国的文化心理学学派。她的主要研究贡献有三个方面:一是通过搜集大量不同文化背景下儿童生理及心理发展的资料,研究文化和教育对儿童成年后人格形成的影响;二是用大量民族志资料来证实文化决定论,并提出了文化在儿童人格塑造方面具有不可替代的作用;三是将影视方法首次用于田野调查,丰富和发展了文化人类学的研究方法。