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Dazu Rock Carvings
The Dazu Rock Carvings are found on the cliffs of western Chongqing. Carving first began during the early Tang (618–907) period and continued through the rest of the dynasty, the Former Shu (907–925) and the Later Shu (933–966), up until their heyday in the Northern song (960–1127) and the Southern Song (1127–1279).
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Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region (Tibet, for short), one of five ethnic autonomous regions in China, is situated on the southwest border of China. Located in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, its average elevation is above four-thousand meters; for this reason, it is known as the “Roof of the World.”
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西藏定名由康熙決定?
西藏古稱「蕃」,簡稱「藏」,在唐宋時期稱為「吐蕃」,元明時期稱為「烏斯藏」,清初稱「衞藏」,康熙年間正式定名為「西藏」。七世紀初,松贊干布統一西藏建立吐蕃王朝,並與唐朝建立密切關係。
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藏北高原的神仙眷侶
西藏北部的那曲地區,地處藏北高原,北靠崑崙山和唐古拉山,南臨岡底斯山和念青唐古拉山,其間是平緩的山丘和盆地,地域遼闊,總面積約45萬平方公里,有上千個大小湖泊和五億多畝廣袤無垠的高原草場,是西藏的主要牧業區。
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藏醫藏藥有多神秘?
藏醫藏藥在西藏民間中已流傳二千多年,早在吐蕃時期就形成藏醫獨特體系。公元八世紀,西藏醫聖宇妥‧寧瑪元丹貢布集古代藏醫的經驗,吸收四方醫學精華,編著了藏醫聖典《四部醫典》,後經歷代藏醫補充、註釋,內容日漸充實。
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細數藏文名著
公元七世紀,吐蕃第三十二代贊普松贊干布統一西藏,創造了藏文,並開始翻譯梵文佛經。藏文目前是世界上唯一可以還原梵文的文字,也是唯一完整地記錄釋迦牟尼誕辰兩千多年來形成和發展的佛教教義、哲學和佛教科學的文字。