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Number of Thangka painters boosted in Tibet amid governmental support to protect the ancient art

Number of Thangka painters boosted in Tibet amid governmental support to protect the ancient art

“From 300 to 3,000 (roughly), the rise in the number of Thangka painters in Tibet shows that religious art is thriving and a perfect example of the government’s support to Tibet culture,” Norbu Sitar, dean of the Tibet Thangka Painting Academy in Lhasa, said. A national-level cultural inheritor of Thangka and a Chinese Crafts and […]

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