Handicraft Sites
Weaving, pottery, thangka painting, sculpting and leatherwork are some of the arts and crafts made in Tibet. Each part of Tibet has its own style, materials and traditions. From nomads weaving yak wool carpets, villagers making tsampa bowls to high lamas painting sacred Buddhist paintings, arts and crafts are an important part of Tibetan culture.
Shol Denpa Handicraft School in Lhasa
Visit to Shon Denpa Tibetan traditional handicraft school see and learn the extraordinary array of authentic Tibetan traditional and contemporary works of crafts and arts, like Tibetan traditional Thangka painting, fabrication of Buddhist statues, pottery wares and Tibetan calligraphy etc.
Region: U-Tsang
Attraction Category: Handicraft Sites
Amdo Craft Nomad Handicrafts, Xining
Amdo Craft is dedicated to training and helping Tibetan nomads use the only resource they have, yak and sheep wool and yak milk. The profit of the sales of these unique handmade handicrafts goes back to Tibetan communities. In return they are able to provide shoes, clothes, and school books for their children as well… Read more →
Region: Amdo
Attraction Category: Handicraft Sites
Dropenling Handicraft Center, Lhasa
In the heart of the old Tibetan quarter in Lhasa, just a ten minute walk from the Jokhang temple, is the Dropenling Handicraft Center. The Tibetan word “Dropenling” means “giving back for the betterment of all sentient beings, ” and Dropenling has achieved its purpose by giving back to hundreds of Tibetan craftspeople all over… Read more →