Digging up the roots of Stellera chamaejasme, crushing them, and stirring them in water to separate the fibers, this is how Tibetan paper is made, a testament to the ingenuity of Tibetan people.
Over decades of sustained efforts, authorities in the Xizang autonomous region have significantly advanced the protection, inheritance, and development of its intangible cultural heritage.
Despite retiring at the end of last year, veteran Tibetan archive restoration specialist Dadron is still guiding efforts to preserve historical documents in the Xizang autonomous region.
Since the launch of a digitization project for the protection and utilization of ancient texts in the Sakya Monastery of the Xizang autonomous region in 2012, significant efforts and achievements have been made in ancient text preservation.
Recent archaeological findings at the Mapu Tsho Lake in Kangmar county, Shigatse, the Xizang autonomous region suggest that humans living around 4,000 years agorelied on fish resources from lakes to survive and thrive in extremely high-altitude environments.