The Ministry of Culture and Tourism released a new group of 325 national intangible cultural heritage items on June 10 in Beijing, increasing the list established in 2006 to 1,557 items.
LHASA - Tibetan Opera finally had the chance to stun audiences at the China Theatre Festival that closed in East China's Fuzhou in November, 10 years after it was inscribed in the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list.
Tibetan opera, the most popular traditional opera of minority ethnic groups in China, is a comprehensive art combining folk song, dance, storytelling, chant, acrobatics and religious performance.
LHASA - Over 18,000 precious ancient books written in the Tibetan language have been filed for future study and protection as part of a decade-long general survey in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region.
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region has witnessed sustainable development with its cultural relic preservation work over the past 60 years, according to the region's bureau of cultural relics on Monday.
China plans to spend 300 million yuan ($45 million) over the next 10 years to preserve ancient documents and anthologies at the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, the palace's administration office said on Tuesday.
Tibetan Buddhist monks perform during a Cham dance ritual at the Qoide Monastery in Gonggar county of Shannan prefecture, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Feb 19, 2019.