Tibetan craftsmen on western Sichuan plateau

Doltru (L) demonstrates weaving skill for an apprentice at her workshop in Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024.
Women in the Nayo family have excellent weaving skills. They can weave high-quality textiles using wool from yak and sheep. Doltru, born in Maisu Town of Dege County in 1960, is the inheritor and promoter of the Nayo family’s weaving craft. With the help of her daughter Tashi Chogtso, the products of Nayo’s workshop grow in abundance and popularity. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Doltru (front) weaves textiles at her workshop in Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024.
Women in the Nayo family have excellent weaving skills. They can weave high-quality textiles using wool from yak and sheep. Doltru, born in Maisu Town of Dege County in 1960, is the inheritor and promoter of the Nayo family’s weaving craft. With the help of her daughter Tashi Chogtso, the products of Nayo’s workshop grow in abundance and popularity. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Doltru is pictured at her workshop in Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024.
Women in the Nayo family have excellent weaving skills. They can weave high-quality textiles using wool from yak and sheep. Doltru, born in Maisu Town of Dege County in 1960, is the inheritor and promoter of the Nayo family’s weaving craft. With the help of her daughter Tashi Chogtso, the products of Nayo’s workshop grow in abundance and popularity. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Doltru weaves textiles at her workshop in Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024.
Women in the Nayo family have excellent weaving skills. They can weave high-quality textiles using wool from yak and sheep. Doltru, born in Maisu Town of Dege County in 1960, is the inheritor and promoter of the Nayo family’s weaving craft. With the help of her daughter Tashi Chogtso, the products of Nayo’s workshop grow in abundance and popularity. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Dawa Dakpa (R) gives instruction to an apprentice during a training session in Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024.
Dawa Dakpa was born into a family of craftsmen who have been carrying on the Lima Bronze casting technique for about 200 years in Maisu Town of Dege County. Dawa Dakpa learned from his father Nyima when he was young, becoming the seventh generation inheritor of the Lima Bronze casting technique. He is also the representative inheritor of “Tibetan metal forging skills” in Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Dawa Dakpa checks a new wax mould for making Lima Bronze product in Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024.
Dawa Dakpa was born into a family of craftsmen who have been carrying on the Lima Bronze casting technique for about 200 years in Maisu Town of Dege County. Dawa Dakpa learned from his father Nyima when he was young, becoming the seventh generation inheritor of the Lima Bronze casting technique. He is also the representative inheritor of “Tibetan metal forging skills” in Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Dawa Dakpa washes a product for further processing in Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024.
Dawa Dakpa was born into a family of craftsmen who have been carrying on the Lima Bronze casting technique for about 200 years in Maisu Town of Dege County. Dawa Dakpa learned from his father Nyima when he was young, becoming the seventh generation inheritor of the Lima Bronze casting technique. He is also the representative inheritor of “Tibetan metal forging skills” in Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Dawa Dakpa shows a product using Lima Bronze casting technique in Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024.
Dawa Dakpa was born into a family of craftsmen who have been carrying on the Lima Bronze casting technique for about 200 years in Maisu Town of Dege County. Dawa Dakpa learned from his father Nyima when he was young, becoming the seventh generation inheritor of the Lima Bronze casting technique. He is also the representative inheritor of “Tibetan metal forging skills” in Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Tashi Wang looks at Xianhu, a string instrument, at home in Batang County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 5, 2024.
Xianzi dance is a popular art form in Batang County. The 66-year-old Tashi Wang, a master of Xianhu string instrument, is the provincial inheritor of Batang Xianzi dance. In order to protect and inherit Xianzi dance and Xianhu making skills, Tashi Wang built a Xianhu making workshop in his house, and performed in various activities to demonstrate the rhythm of Xianhu and the charm of Xianzi dance. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

Tashi Wang (1st R) performs during Batang Xianzi dance in Batang County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 5, 2024.
Xianzi dance is a popular art form in Batang County. The 66-year-old Tashi Wang, a master of Xianhu string instrument, is the provincial inheritor of Batang Xianzi dance. In order to protect and inherit Xianzi dance and Xianhu making skills, Tashi Wang built a Xianhu making workshop in his house, and performed in various activities to demonstrate the rhythm of Xianhu and the charm of Xianzi dance. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Xu Bingjie)

Tashi Wang is pictured in Batang County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 5, 2024.
Xianzi dance is a popular art form in Batang County. The 66-year-old Tashi Wang, a master of Xianhu string instrument, is the provincial inheritor of Batang Xianzi dance. In order to protect and inherit Xianzi dance and Xianhu making skills, Tashi Wang built a Xianhu making workshop in his house, and performed in various activities to demonstrate the rhythm of Xianhu and the charm of Xianzi dance. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Chu Jiayin)

Tashi Wang performs during Batang Xianzi dance in Batang County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 5, 2024.
Xianzi dance is a popular art form in Batang County. The 66-year-old Tashi Wang, a master of Xianhu string instrument, is the provincial inheritor of Batang Xianzi dance. In order to protect and inherit Xianzi dance and Xianhu making skills, Tashi Wang built a Xianhu making workshop in his house, and performed in various activities to demonstrate the rhythm of Xianhu and the charm of Xianzi dance. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Chu Jiayin)

Kunga Lobdue packages black pottery products for delivery in Maisu Town of Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024.
Kunga Lobdue, 39, is the inheritor of Sichuan provincial intangible cultural heritage “Maisu black pottery” and the founder of Maisu black pottery workshop. He has been busy making black pottery products for a catering company recently. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Kunga Lobdue double-checks black pottery products for delivery in Maisu Town of Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024.
Kunga Lobdue, 39, is the inheritor of Sichuan provincial intangible cultural heritage “Maisu black pottery” and the founder of Maisu black pottery workshop. He has been busy making black pottery products for a catering company recently. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Kunga Lobdue shows a black pottery product in Maisu Town of Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024.
Kunga Lobdue, 39, is the inheritor of Sichuan provincial intangible cultural heritage “Maisu black pottery” and the founder of Maisu black pottery workshop. He has been busy making black pottery products for a catering company recently. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

Kunga Lobdue (2nd L) makes black pottery product in Maisu Town of Dege County of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Nov. 3, 2024.
Kunga Lobdue, 39, is the inheritor of Sichuan provincial intangible cultural heritage “Maisu black pottery” and the founder of Maisu black pottery workshop. He has been busy making black pottery products for a catering company recently. On the western Sichuan plateau, with an average altitude of more than 3,000 meters, there are many traditional Tibetan craftsmen. Through inheritance and innovation, their handicrafts go out from the plateau to the domestic and overseas markets. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)