Zhentang Township In Tibet

Zhentang Township In Tibet

This combo photo shows Namkha, an inheritor of the Zhentang Sherpa dance, a national level intangible cultural heritage, adjusting her head-wear while performing on Nov. 27, 2021 (above, photo by Xinhua photographer Sun Ruibo), and two Sherpa women helping Namkha put on traditional costumes on Dec. 13, 2024 (photo by Xinhua photographer Tenzin Nyida) in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Zhentang is a remote township bordering Nepal in Dinggye County in the city of Xigaze. Besieged by forests at the foot of Qomolangma deep in the Himalayas, the township has an average altitude of over 2,000 meters and is home to more than 2,600 Sherpa people. Zhentang, meaning "path for transportation," earned its name when Sherpa people would carry large amounts of daily necessities across the steep terrain long ago. Thanks to improved transportation and telecommunication facilities, the Sherpa people in the once-isolated township at the China-Nepal border are now connect

CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-SHERPA FAMILY-TRADITIONAL DANCE-PRESERVATION (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-SHERPA FAMILY-TRADITIONAL DANCE-PRESERVATION (CN)

(220511) -- LHASA, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows Zhentang Township besieged by primitive forests at the foot of Qomolangma deep in the Himalayas, in Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Living in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Namkha is an inheritor of the Zhentang Sherpa dance, a national intangible cultural heritage. TO GO WITH "Feature: A Sherpa family's efforts to preserve traditional dance at foot of Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-SHERPA FAMILY-TRADITIONAL DANCE-PRESERVATION (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-SHERPA FAMILY-TRADITIONAL DANCE-PRESERVATION (CN)

(220511) -- LHASA, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sidar (1st R) shoots photos and videos for the traditional Zhentang Sherpa dancers in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 14, 2022. Living in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Namkha is an inheritor of the Zhentang Sherpa dance, a national intangible cultural heritage. TO GO WITH "Feature: A Sherpa family's efforts to preserve traditional dance at foot of Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-SHERPA FAMILY-TRADITIONAL DANCE-PRESERVATION (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-SHERPA FAMILY-TRADITIONAL DANCE-PRESERVATION (CN)

(220511) -- LHASA, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Namkha (L) takes care of her granddaughter while working in the field in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 14, 2022. Living in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Namkha is an inheritor of the Zhentang Sherpa dance, a national intangible cultural heritage. TO GO WITH "Feature: A Sherpa family's efforts to preserve traditional dance at foot of Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-SHERPA FAMILY-TRADITIONAL DANCE-PRESERVATION (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-SHERPA FAMILY-TRADITIONAL DANCE-PRESERVATION (CN)

(220511) -- LHASA, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Namkha (1st R) and other women in traditional Sherpa costumes prepare to perform the traditional Zhentang Sherpa dance in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 14, 2022. Living in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Namkha is an inheritor of the Zhentang Sherpa dance, a national intangible cultural heritage. TO GO WITH "Feature: A Sherpa family's efforts to preserve traditional dance at foot of Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)