2018
RITOMA WILDLIFE
In Ritoma, as in most nomadic area of the Tibetan Plateau animals more numerous than humans by tenfold.
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2018
TIBETAN RUGS
Tibetan rugs are an ancient craft, practiced by the nomad/farmer communities in Central and Southern Tibet.
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2018
AS LOSAR APPROACHES
As the end of the year of the Monkey approaches to give way to that of the Dog, I think about Losar’s attributes: Though it may be cold outside, Lo...
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2018
CHAM DANCE
Every year around December, when the cold has settled in and the new year is close, the monastery in Garnying, a few kilometers from Ritoma, holds ...
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2018
WINTER SPORT IN RITOMA
Tibet is a country of lakes, and in winter they shimmer in the midst of the yellow grassland.
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2018
NORLHA'S YETIS
At Norlha, we have our own version of the yeti. For most Tibetans, yetis are shy ape like creatures who can be very fierce if encountered in the wr...
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2018
THE TIBETAN HAT
Today is National Hat Day, and we, at Norlha have reason to celebrate. Though Norlha’s hat history is short we look to a rich future, knowing that ...
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2018
AN AFTERNOON IN A NOMAD TENT
Nomads lived in large yak hair tents moving camp 3 to 4 times in a grazing season, following their animals to new pastures.
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2018
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF LABRANG MONASTERY
Labrang Tashikhyil was founded in 1709 by the First Jamyang Shepa, Jamyang Shepei Dorje, under the sponsorship of a Qoshot Mongol prince.
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2018
CHADOR KHORCHEN
Past Ritoma Monastery, hidden from view on a hill is a small temple devoted to the meditational deity Chanadorje.
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2018
RITOMA'S FOUR SACRED PEAKS
Across the valley from our house stands the highest peak in Ritoma, the Amney Tongra. Shaped in the hump of a crouching animal, it is the abode of ...
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