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| Modern Tibetan opera reflects lamas' microcosm 2011-05-18 |
| A grand original primitive song and dance performance was put on at Tibetan Opera Troupe hall, May 14, showing the mysterious charm of traditional Tibetan culture and folk customs with the art form of Thangka. |
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| 600-year-old Tibetan opera survives changes 2011-05-11 |
| Boys wearing blue masks and bright yellow blouses make quick, whirly dance moves while girls on coronals gently wave their long sleeves, accompanied by simple drum beats. |
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| Top legislator watches drama in memory of Yushu deadly quake 2011-04-16 |
| China's top legislator Wu Bangguo poses with others after watching a song and dance drama that praises the relief and reconstruction efforts after a deadly earthquake shook Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province a year ago in Beijing, capital of China, April 15, 2011. |
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| Tibetan Opera thrives 2011-07-05 |
| Tibetan Opera, or Ace Lhamo in Tibetan, is an ancient art form that has developed over centuries. Hailed as "the living fossil of traditional Tibetan culture," it boasts a history of more than 600 years, about 400 years longer than China's national treasure, Peking Opera.
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