The history of Bon can be traced to the ancient shamanistic traditions of the Tibetan plateau. Initially, Bon was not a single, unified religion but a collection of beliefs and practices related to ...

Members of a team consisting of five Tibetan women inspect cultural relics in Nagqu Prefecture, Southwest China's Xizang ...

In contrast, the shifts in the main vegetation communities are well captured by sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA). For example, pronounced shifts from late-glacial alpine meadow/steppe to ...

Research published this month, based on an analysis of the rings of Qilian Juniper trees on the Tibetan Plateau, offers a glimpse into how climate stress shaped societies and power shifts millennia ...

With profound grief, Tibetans across the world mourn the passing of Gyalo Thondup, a veteran Tibetan political figure and elder brother of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. He dedicated his life to ...

At times, Powell acted as a draftsman and ethnographic documentarian, literally sketching artifacts for scholarly works. This ...

Traveling along the Tea Horse Road unlocks a land of teahouses, centuries-old monasteries, and epic valley views.

In theory, any of the 13m students who take the annual gaokao entrance exam can qualify to attend university if they achieve ...

In his new book Nalanda, breathtaking in its sweep and lyrical in its glory, the poet-diplomat Abhay K unearths with tender ...