 |
| Although the itinerary stated we would be visiting a Tibetan Medicine Hospital, this should have been changed on the website years ago; instead we visited the Tibet Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum |
 |
| The museum was located on a hill on the other side of the Lhasa River, with a view back to Potala Palace |
 |
| Tibet Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum (2018, by Shenzhen Huahui Design) where the observation window up on the left is aimed at Potala Palace |
 |
| Bronze "doors" outline the intangibles, a term used to describe the practices, knowledge, and expressions that are passed down through generations and recognized as part of a community's cultural heritage; including oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, traditional crafts, and knowledge about nature and the universe |
 |
| The Tibetan mandala is traditionally made by hand using colored grains of sand, but can also be painted or made three-dimensional with precious metals or carved from precious woods; however, once created, the sand mandala is then swept into a pile, collected in a jar, and released back into nature to disperse its healing energies |
 |
| Tools for creating a sand mandala |
 |
| The many colors that can go into a mandala |
 |
| A video showed the gentle tapping of the instrument holding the sand to control its flow (KSS) |
 |
| A detail of the mandala; it is not completely flat (KSS) |
 |
| Ceiling representation of a Tibetan astronomical almanac, which calculates the movement of five planets, sets leap months, predicts solar and lunar eclipses, forecasts the weather and natural disasters, and calculates the seasons for farming and husbandry |
 |
| A thangka/painted fabric of an astronomical almanac |
 |
| Yuthok Yonten Gonpo the Younger, the Father of Tibetan Medicine, is portrayed holding a lotus and a jar containing medicine |
 |
| Tibetan medicine makes use of local plants, animals and minerals |
 |
| Tibetan Medicine Tree of Diagnosis, showing the three paths of observation, asking, and pulse-taking; there are also Trees of Physiology and Disease and of Cure |
 |
| Hmm, the tools of Tibetan medicine, which I do not think any of the three tour participants encountered when taken to the "hospital" due to high altitude symptoms |
 |
| Tibetan incense is generally made from cypress (including juniper) and sandalwood mixed with spices |
 |
| Aconitum sp/Wolfsbane roots are used in making Tibetan paper |
 |
| Block printing press |
 |
| Examples of Tibetan block printing |
 |
| Example of Tibetan calligraphy |
 |
| Tibetan pigments are made from minerals, plants, and metals |
 |
| Tibetan thangka/hand-painting on fabric, showing Guru Rinpoche Teaching |
 |
| Guru Rinpoche Teaching detail of Palden Lhamo, female protectress of Tibet |
 |
| Embroidered thangka of perhaps the 7th Panchen Lama |
 |
| Embroidered thangka detail |
 |
| Hallway of Tibetan Lhasa kites that are meant for competition (i.e., fighting) (KSS) |
 |
| Tibetan leather processing is seen in a display of various sizes of traditional cowskin or yak-skin boats |
 |
| The Four Harmonious Friends is an example of Tibetan woodcarving |
 |
| Musical instruments are also carved from wood |
 |
| It is said that Princess Wencheng of China brought weaving to Tibet when she married King Songtsen Gampo |
 |
| Tibetan weaving examples |
 |
| Tibetan traditional dress varies according to region |
 |
| Embroidered leather boots |
 |
| Elaborate headdresses and ornamentation for festivals |
 |
| Tamiko plays with an interactive display to "try on" traditional clothing |
 |
| Tibetan clay pottery examples |
 |
| Tibetan metal crafting had this exhibit to show the process of creating a metal statue, right to left (KSS) |
 |
| Statues of King Songtsen Gampo with his Chinese wife on the left and his Nepali wife on the left |
 |
| Early Tibetan knives with forged steel blades |
 |
| Statue of Thangtong Gyalpo, a monk and builder of bridges (thus the chain in his right hand) is credited with developing Tibetan opera |
 |
| Mask dancer costume |
 |
| A statue of Gesar, the hero in a mythical Tibetan epic legend that has become an intangible treasure (KSS) |
 |
| Dolls in traditional dress in the gift shop |
 |
| This evening we had dinner at a venue with Tibetan dance and singing, beginning with a yak dance (KSS) |
 |
| Evening entertainment (KSS) |
No comments:
Post a Comment