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Zhentang Township In Tibet

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 13, 2024 shows a view of 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 connected with the outside world and embracing modern life. In recent years, Zhentang has focused on developing cross-border trade, aquaculture, tourism and other industries. The per capita disposable income of rural residents in the township is expected to reach 16,578.5 yuan (about 2,278.4 U.S. doll

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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

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Zhentang Township In Tibet

A Sherpa man makes bamboo baskets on the roof in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Dec. 13, 2024. 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 connected with the outside world and embracing modern life. In recent years, Zhentang has focused on developing cross-border trade, aquaculture, tourism and other industries. The per capita disposable income of rural residents in the township is expected to reach 16,578.5 yuan (about 2,278.4 U.S

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Zhentang Township In Tibet

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 13, 2024 shows a view of 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 connected with the outside world and embracing modern life. In recent years, Zhentang has focused on developing cross-border trade, aquaculture, tourism and other industries. The per capita disposable income of rural residents in the township is expected to reach 16,578.5 yuan (about 2,278.4 U.S. doll

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Zhentang Township In Tibet

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 13, 2024 shows a view of 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 connected with the outside world and embracing modern life. In recent years, Zhentang has focused on developing cross-border trade, aquaculture, tourism and other industries. The per capita disposable income of rural residents in the township is expected to reach 16,578.5 yuan (about 2,278.4 U.S. doll

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CHINA-TIBET-VOLUNTEER ART TEACHER (CN)

(220824) -- LHASA, Aug. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yixiao draws portraits for children in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 22, 2017. TO GO WITH "Feature: Volunteer teacher helps students in Tibet pursue art dream" (Xinhua)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(220510) -- LHASA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows the houses built on a mountain in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: The modern life of Sherpas deep in Himalayas" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(220510) -- LHASA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 14, 2022 shows kids playing in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: The modern life of Sherpas deep in Himalayas" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-TIBET-ZHENTANG-MODERN LIFE (CN)

(220510) -- LHASA, May 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 13, 2022 shows a Sherpa woman in Zhentang Township, Dinggye County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: The modern life of Sherpas deep in Himalayas" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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Xinhua Headlines: Emerging young talents carry forward traditional Chinese culture

(220504) -- TAIYUAN, May 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken by Sidar shows Sherpa villagers enjoying liquor made from Eleusine Coracana in Zhentang of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on July 16, 2019. (Photo by Sidar/Xinhua)