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Zang Clothes

Tibetan PeopleIn Lhasa , people wear typical Zang clothes. Men wear collarless gowns with a long sleeve matching on the right shoulder, and women wear long-sleeves dresses with graceful rainbow-like "apron". In the street of Lhasa , women of Gongpo and Dapu wear sleeveless jackets trimmed with golden corner decorations and long waistcoats with opens down the front gaily colored striped woolens on both side, and caps with golden lace hemmed around.

Presenting Khada

Presenting KhadaPresenting Khada is a common local practice in Tibetan to send best wishes with each other when people are on wedding ceremonies, festivals, visiting the elders and entertaining honored guests. The white Khada is made of raw silk, symbolizing purity and good fortune. Normally, people accept a Khada with both hands. And they present a Khada to a statue or a high lama by raising the Khada above shoulders and bowing.

Buddhism in Tibet

LamaHistorically, Buddhist scripture, without being translated, was first officially introduced into Tibet during reign of King Hlato Ri Nyentsen (28th emperor of Tibet - around 500 CE).

Buddhism was first really introduced to Tibet as a practice during the reign of Songtsen Gampo, the 33rd King of Tibet, who had the book translated. 

In 792, after a great philosophical debate, King Trisong Detsen officially announced Indian Buddhism and not Chinese Buddhism to be the religion of Tibet .

Great Prayer Festival is the greatest religious festival in Tibet . It was instituted by Tsongkpa, the founder of the Gelukpa sect in 1409. Monks from the Three Great Monasteries of Tibet assemble in Jokhang Temple for praying to Shakyamuni's image as if it were the living Buddha. Pilgrims come from every corner of Tibet and donations are offered to the monks. Philosophical debates are held among candidates for the doctor of Metaphysics.

Yak Butter Tea

Yak Butter TeaYak butter tea is the typical non-alcoholic Tibetan beverage, which is considered the best offering to guests by hospitable Tibetans. All the ingredients, including salt, milk, soda, tealeaves and yak butter, can be mixed together with water in a wooden tube and the ultimate taste is much more like soup than tea.

Dried Yak and Lamb

Dried Yak and Lamb cutlets are typical Tibetan specialties. Tibetans cut yak and lamb meat into small pieces and hang them in the open air at the end of each year when temperatures drop below freezing point. After a few weeks, the dried pieces are fried in oil. The crispy slices are popular with not only local people but also foreign visitors.

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