Xizang in archives: restorer of history

STORY: Xizang in archives: restorer of history SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of staff working at the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TAMDRIN, Restorer of the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TAMDRIN, Restorer of the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region "My name is Tamdrin. I'm a restorer at the Archives of Xizang Autonomous Region. I have worked for more than 37 years. While restoring historical archives, I also work on restoring paintings and calligraphy works. Of more than 3 million volumes of archives in our institution, over 95 percent are documented on Tibetan paper. The rescue and preservation of documents in Manchu and Mongolian languages is also a key national project. We have restored over a thousand items, including more than 300 imperial edicts and decrees. The Tea Orchid drawing is a painting personally created by Empress Dowag