What are the traditional Tibetan festivals?

The main Tibetan festivals are: Xuedun Festival, Tibetan calendar year, Shangjiu Festival, Flower-picking Festival, Flower-viewing Festival and Flower-viewing Festival.

Tibetans are one of the 56 ethnic groups in China and the aborigines of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In China, they are mainly distributed in Xizang Autonomous Region, Qinghai and western Sichuan, as well as in Diqing, Yunnan and Gannan, Gansu. In addition, there are Tibetans from India, Bhutan, the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.

Lhasa is a sacred place in the hearts of Tibetans.

At present, the Tibetan population in the world is about 7.5 million, and that in China is about 7 million (20 16), and the Tibetan population is conservatively estimated to be above100000. Tibetans have their own language and writing. Tibetan language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family, which is divided into three dialects: Wei-Zang, Kang and Amdo. Tibetans generally believe in Tibetan Buddhism.

Buddhism was introduced into Tubo from Tianzhu in the 7th century, with a history of 1400 years. People in Xizang has created a splendid national culture, leaving a very rich cultural heritage in literature, music, dance, painting, sculpture, architectural art and so on. Tibetan carving skills are superb. In addition, Tibetan opera is unique, and Tibetan medicine is also an important heritage of mankind.