Archaeological breakthroughs continue to deepen people's understanding of Chinese civilization and how China became a united country with ethnic diversity, as shown by the list of China's top 10 archaeological discoveries for 2024, which was released on Thursday in Beijing.
For centuries, palm-leaf scriptures, known as beiyejing in Mandarin, have passed down the wisdom and philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism from one generation to the next.
A collection of books documenting the development of Xizang's social conditions, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, geography, literature and fine arts was unveiled in Beijing on April 12.
Significant cultural discoveries have been made in Maldrogungkar county in Lhasa, capital of the Xizang autonomous region, with 54 cultural relic sites identified since 2012 comprising ancient ruins and buildings, tombs, grotto temples and stone carvings, according to the regional cultural heritage bureau.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism released a new group of 325 national intangible cultural heritage items on June 10 in Beijing, increasing the list established in 2006 to 1,557 items.
LHASA - Tibetan Opera finally had the chance to stun audiences at the China Theatre Festival that closed in East China's Fuzhou in November, 10 years after it was inscribed in the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list.