From Rice Dumplings to VR: The Change of Taste and Visual "Feast" of the Tibetan New Year
Xining, China News Service, February 23 Title: From Rice Dumplings to VR: Changes in the Taste and Visual "Feast" of the Tibetan New Year
China News Service reporter Zhang Tianfu
Lunar New Year of the Ugly Ox "Coincidental encounter" of the Tibetan calendar Iron Bull New Year, Farmers and herdsmen on the Qinghai Plateau, especially Tibetans living in the city, are enjoying the change of taste and visual "feast" from the "drooling" of rice dumplings to the VR experience of "treasure of the town hall".
On February 23, in Xining, Qinghai, citizens used VR to browse the 608-meter-long "Chinese Tibetan Culture and Art Painting Grand View". Lunar New Year of the Ugly Ox "Coincidental encounter" of the Tibetan calendar Iron Bull New Year, Farmers and herdsmen on the Qinghai Plateau, especially Tibetans living in the city, are enjoying the change of taste and visual "feast" from the "drooling" of rice dumplings to the VR experience of "treasure of the town hall". China News Service reporter Zhang Tianfu photographed
Ghee, fried noodles kneaded into rice dumplings, dried meat, raw meat, cooked meat... Tashi Dorje, born in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, the source of the Three Rivers, counted several childhood New Year delicacies in one breath.
Nowadays, many Tibetans like Tashi Dorje have more and more abundant tables. Tashi Dorje said that now and in the past, just like the sky and the earth, fruits, vegetables, drinks are available, the family's New Year's rations may be the usual amount of one or two months.
"But I still love fried noodles, and I have to eat a piece of raw meat the size of half a palm every day." Tashi Dorje loved old tastes, "Once at the monastery, I saw monks mixing fried noodles with ghee, smelling the aroma of rice dumplings, and drooling. ”
Simmering, archery, horse racing, folk duets... Jiaoba Dong, an expert on Tibetan culture in Qinghai who is over seventy years old, cannot forget the New Year's "cultural feast" when he was a child, "The old people said that in the New Year, they must do auspicious things and say auspicious words. Because these few days may be related to whether a whole year or a lifetime can be auspicious."
Compared with the traditional "cultural feast", some new-style New Year's "cultural feasts" have also been served.
Beginning Chinese New Year's Eve of the lunar calendar, in Zaduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, which has long been known as the "Hometown of Gesar Rap Art" and "The Land of Snowy Mountain Songs", herders have become the protagonists of bonfire evenings, mountain song contests, dance contests, and Gesar artist chanting contests.
Zaduo County is the birthplace of the international river Lancang River and the Mekong River. Qingmei Cairen, deputy director of the Bureau of Culture, Sports, Tourism, Radio, Film and Television of Zaduo County, said that in the first two new years, major snow disasters and the new crown pneumonia epidemic followed, and the prepared "cultural feast" was difficult to put on the table, but this year, the series of activities were particularly lively, and everyone was like holding their breath.
The newly opened home of the newly opened Zado Gesar divine artist is full every day. "Eight divine artists perform here, and everyone can listen to it for free, or order a cup of Tibetan tea to support the operation of the artist's home." Introduction of Ome Tseresa.
Architectural models of the Potala Palace in Tibet and the Xiaqiong Monastery in Qinghai, the Tibetan costumes in the three major regions of Weizang, Amdo and Kham, especially the 608-meter-long "Chinese Tibetan Culture and Art Painting Grand View" shown in 50 scenes, which has won the Guinness World Records- "Double New Year", the Qinghai Tibetan Culture Museum specially launched a VR experience to fully collide traditional culture and modern technology.
"This is the first time that we have exhibited the treasure of the town hall in the form of VR, and we hope that more people who cannot visit the museum in person will visit remotely and spread the highland culture." Dorje Ga, vice president of the Qinghai Tibetan Culture Museum, said.
Even though multiple showrooms can be experienced in VR, Dorjega is still not satisfied. "In the future, with the development of Internet technology, we plan to continue to enhance the audience's sense of experience, so that the collection can be more intuitive, vivid and clear."
Lord Jiaoba dong said: "I hope that the ancient Tibetan New Year cultural traditions handed down from generation to generation will be preserved in its original flavor." But society is constantly evolving, and the addition of new forms or content, such as Internet elements, to the Tibetan New Year is also very popular. (End)
Source: China News Network