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Mystery of Sagya scripture wall to be uncovered
The wall of scripture in Sagya Monastery is 60 meters long and 10 meters high.Overall maintenance project of three key historical relics in Tibet kicked off in June, 2002, and Sagya Monastery is included.
Tibet to spend extra 80 mln renovating Guge Kingdom relics 2009-12-08
Tibet plans to allocate an extra 80 million yuan (11.71 million U.S. dollars) to renovate the relics of the ancient Guge Kingdom in Zanda County, Ngari Prefecture, according to the County Government.
Ruins of ancient Tibetan kingdom 2009-10-29
The ruins of Guge Kingdom is situated at a 300-meter-high hill with over 300 caves and destroyed earth buildings in Zhada County in the west tip of Ngari.
New rock paintings of Tubo period discovered in Damxung, Tibet 2009-10-26
Some new rock paintings from Tubo period were discovered in Damxung County of central Tibet during the third national cultural relics general survey, sources from Lhasa Cultural Relics Bureau.
Tibet reports 3,400 cultural relics 2009-10-09
Up to date, Tibet has registered a total of 3,400 cultural relics, according to Tibet Cultural Relics Bureau.
Discovery: 8 writing materials found in Buddhism scriptures of Sagya Monastery 2008-12-08
It was currently found that Buddhism scriptures housed in the Sagya Monastery, which is dubbed as "the second Dunhuang", adopted eight different materials in writing and it is very rare in the history of Tibetan Buddhism.
Sarcophagus tombs found for 1st time in Bome county 2008-12-11
Three sarcophagus tombs found in Bome county for the first time have the great value for researching the histories of eastern Tibet and western Sichuan areas.
Nyangri: ancient cultural township 2008-11-09
Nyangri township locates at the northern outskirts of Lhasa with 4000 years history since the beginning of the Neolithic Age is famous for Tibetan opera culture, Sera Monastery and also some ancient buildings such as water mill and oil workshop.
Cluster bomb of Qing Dynasty found in Nagqu of Tibet 2008-11-07
6 cluster bombs dated to the Qinghai Dynasty were founded in a sand pit of Nagqu Prefecture in Tibet.
500 pieces of culture relics unearthed in Sagya Monastery 2005-12-15
Sagya Monastery, the ancestor monastery of Sagya group of Tibetan Buddhism, is divided into two monasteries of north and south. The north one was established in 1073 and the south one was built in 1268.
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