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Thangka painter promotes intangible heritage in Tibet, China

STORY: Thangka painter promotes intangible heritage in Tibet, China DATELINE: Sept. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Phuntsok Tobgye and other painters 2. SOUNDBITE(Tibetan): PHUNTSOK TOBGYE, Inheritor of Tsedong Thangka STORYLINE: Phuntsok Tobgye, 49, is a thangka painter from Tsedong Village, in the city of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. He is one of the inheritors of Tsedong Thangka, which is a branch of the Miantang painting, the most influential school of Tibetan thangka painting since the 15th century. And the Miantang painting was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006. Tsedong Thangka, featuring mainly warm green tones, depicts Tibet's breathtaking scenic beauty and many famous attractions. In recent decades, with his unremitting efforts, the intangible heritage skills have been passed to younger generations. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): PHUNTSOK TOBGYE, Inheritor of Tsedong Thangka "Now, not only

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CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-INTANGIBLE HERITAGE-THANGKA PAINTING (CN)

(220913) -- LHASA, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Phuntsok Tobgye (R) and his son Sonam Wangden pose for photos at their home in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Father-son duo's pursuit of promoting Tibetan intangible heritage" (Xinhua/Zhou Dixiao)

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CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-INTANGIBLE HERITAGE-THANGKA PAINTING (CN)

(220913) -- LHASA, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Phuntsok Tobgye works on a thangka painting at his studio in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 5, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Father-son duo's pursuit of promoting Tibetan intangible heritage" (Xinhua/Zhou Dixiao)

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CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-INTANGIBLE HERITAGE-THANGKA PAINTING (CN)

(220913) -- LHASA, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Phuntsok Tobgye, together with his apprentices, works on a giant thangka painting at a studio in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 5, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Father-son duo's pursuit of promoting Tibetan intangible heritage" (Xinhua/Zhou Dixiao)

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CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-INTANGIBLE HERITAGE-THANGKA PAINTING (CN)

(220913) -- LHASA, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Phuntsok Tobgye works on a thangka painting at his studio in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 5, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Father-son duo's pursuit of promoting Tibetan intangible heritage" (Xinhua/Zhou Dixiao)

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CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-INTANGIBLE HERITAGE-THANGKA PAINTING (CN)

(220913) -- LHASA, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Phuntsok Tobgye (back) instructs his son Sonam Wangden on thangka painting at a studio in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 6, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Father-son duo's pursuit of promoting Tibetan intangible heritage" (Xinhua/Zhou Dixiao)

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Xinhua Headlines: From serfdom to freedom -- Tibet's progress on democracy, human rights

(220328) -- LHASA, March 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Tobgye (L) eats the food in "Qiema," a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, in his brother's home in Comai County, Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Lodro Gyatso)

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From serfdom to freedom, Tibet witnesses drastic change

STORY: From serfdom to freedom, Tibet witnesses drastic change DATELINE: March 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of past and present Tibet 2. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): SONAM TOBGYE, Comai County resident 3. various of past and present Tibet 4. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): SONAM TOBGYE, Comai County resident 5. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): TSETEN LHAMO, Comai County resident 6. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): DORJE, Comai County resident 7. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): TENZIN CHODAK, Comai County resident STORYLINE: Sonam Tobgye's parents were serfs in old Tibet. His family once lived in an adobe house without windows next to the cowshed. Hunger during childhood has become a memory that the 78-year-old can never forget. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): SONAM TOBGYE, Comai County resident "During my childhood, we lived on the food the feudal lord handed to us. If the lord was not well off, we could only have a small bowl of zanba (Tibetan staple food made of highland barley flour) in a day. If the lord