Centuries-old handicrafts bring better lives to locals in Tibet

By:Xinhua
update:January 17,2022

Karma Chodrak, an intangible heritage inheritor of the Pusum hand-engraving, shows his works in his workshop at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.

As a culture-rich county, Nyemo is known for its three intangible heritages handicrafts: Tibetan incense-making, Tibetan paper-making and Pusum hand-engraving. The revival of these centuries-old handicrafts is helping local villagers enjoy a better life with a fatter wallet. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Tsetop (R), an intangible heritage inheritor of the Tibetan paper-making, looks at his son Kelsang Tenzin during the process of making Tibetan paper at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.

Figures of Kelsang Tenzin (R) and his father, an intangible heritage inheritor of the Tibetan paper-making, are reflected on the water of a pool in the process of paper-making at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.

Karma Chodrak, an intangible heritage inheritor of the Pusum hand-engraving, works in his workshop at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.

Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2021 shows materials used to make Tibetan incense at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 18, 2021 shows a bird's view of Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Tsetop (R), an intangible heritage inheritor of the Tibetan paper-making, checks on a Tibetan paper product with his son in his workshop at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.

Karma Chodrak, an intangible heritage inheritor of the Pusum hand-engraving, works on a piece of wood in his workshop at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.

A worker collects Tibetan incense in a workshop at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.

Workers make Tibetan incense with traditional craftsmanship in a workshop at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.

Karma Chodrak, an intangible heritage inheritor of the Pusum hand-engraving, works in his workshop at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.

A worker checks on Tibetan incense products in a workshop at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.

Tenzin Chodrak, an intangible heritage inheritor of the Tibetan incense-making, checks on the newly-made incense in his workshop at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.

Tsetop (L), an intangible heritage inheritor of the Tibetan paper-making, checks on a Tibetan paper product with his son in his workshop at Nyemo County of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.

Kelsang Tenzin checks on a newly-made Tibetan paper at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021.