Tibet Tour : Tibet, A Ethnicity in the shadows of the Himalayas

Tibet, A Ethnicity in the shadows of the Himalayas. Local tribes are a magnet for traveler to go walking. Ethnic Tibetan one, attracting thousands of traveler to explore the local culture. Isolation from the outside world does not make them pout for the camera shots.For thousands of years, a group of isolated communities on the slopes of the mountains of ice. The complex is notorious Himalayas it maketh shelter.

Is Tibet, as well as ethnic name represents the name of their residence area.As a group who are accustomed to living at altitude, ethnic traditions and culture of Tibet has a timeless time. They live at an altitude of 2000-4400 meters above sea level, take shelter under the wooden houses and friendly to the skin piercing air.Now, their populations about 5-6 million people.

The majority are living in Tibet, the Autonomous Province of China. But other than that, it also inhabits the Greater ethnic Tibetans that includes Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal and India is also the north. In the PRC, they occupied the province of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan.Citing a book published by National Geographic titled "Book of the People of the World, A Guide to Cultures", the ethnic Tibetan tribes are divided into several names like Sherpa from Nepal, Drukpa from Bhutan, and Ladakhis from northern India. Allegedly, they were from the Han tribe who lived in the region 3,000 years ago.Camera shots are one way to prove their similarities.

Physical characteristics of the ethnic Tibetan picture is almost the same as the Hun tribes thousands of years ago. Black hair is left long, dark skin, slanted eyes and a flushed red color of the two high cheekbones nan. They wore clothes called Chuba with a thick material, length, and striking colors. Very pretty and contrast when enshrined in the camera.Tibet is famous as one of the most friendly ethnic groups in the world. Small children will gather around you, to invite play, running and laughing merrily.

While the parents sat on the porch drinking black tea locally, smiling at her son's behavior. Tibetan women braid their hair into two sections, while the girls hair braided one back.The majority of ethnic Tibetans use the local language Seno-Tibetan. In the provinces of China, Mandarin is still the first language. Even so, they will be doing her best to understand English you say.Buddhism first taken during the invasion of China in the 7th century BC.

From then on, Tibet will become a place of strong spiritual feel. It is seen through the monastery, with local names Gompa, which amounts to about 6,000 buildings spread across the corners.No wonder, you will find some typical Buddhist religious objects when visiting Greater Tibet. Mani Stones, Prayer Flags and Prayer Wheel is the three of them.Mani Stones is a large stone carved Buddha mantra, while the Prayer flags are colorful flags that mark a village. Prayer flags are also regarded as a symbol of good fortune.

Prayer Wheel is a cylinder-shaped objects, carved with the Buddhist mantra "Om mani padme hum ', which is used in prayer or religious ceremony.Buddha is also a religious festival that embraced the principles of Tibetan society. Bathing Festival for example, carried three times for life and applies to everyone. Three moments are birth, marriage, and death. This ritual is performed to purify body and soul back. Moreover, because the air is cold, the Tibetans did not have to shower every day!You can find Thangka paintings as ethnic Tibetan handicrafts. This is a painting made on silk, using embroidery floss or oil paint.

The majority of the picture is a statue of Buddha, with the striking colors of the beautiful to the eye.Due to their centuries old isolation, Tibetans still live in a simple way to the present. In the south, wheat farming is the livelihood majority. Wheat is also their main source of carbohydrates. While in the north, they lived in black tents, the yak herding activities (forest ox) are made every day.

Do not stop there, people of ethnic Tibetans also use the plant as a traditional medicine. They combine more than 2,000 plant species, 40 species of animals and 50 kinds of minerals to be some of the oldest herbs in the world.Europe, America, Australia may have been fresh. But remember this territory, the Autonomous Province of China, as a beautiful place with friendly nature of the local population is incontrovertible.