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From: China Tibet Online 2010-11-17 13:17:00
by: Mirenda Wu
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Thangka exhibition kicks off in Beijing

Visitors watch enthusiastically  the masterpieces of Thangka exhibited at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities of Beijing, photo from Xinhua, November 16.

Visitors watch enthusiastically the masterpieces of Thangka exhibited at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities of Beijing, photo from Xinhua, November 16.

An exhibition featuring time-honored Thangka masterpieces officially kicked off in the Cultural Palace of Nationalities in downtown Beijing on November 16.

Sponsored by the Tibet Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the exhibition is scheduled to be held for six days, offering visitors a total of 70 masterpieces of Thangka paintings.

Thangka, a Tibetan transliteration, is a kind of traditional Tibetan scroll painting featuring Buddhist themes.

 
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