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Buddha
bellys:China Daily, February 2, 2008
Beijing, China -- Regong Art from Qinghai province unfolds
a colorful world with hundreds of Thangka paintings, murals,
embroidery works and sculptures at the World Art Museum until
February 13. On display are not only the precious collections
contributed by the local temples which were handed down from
the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, but also
the works by contemporary Thangka artists.
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of Thangka paintings are hung on the exhibition boards, with
the largest measuring 4m and the small ones 0.5m. The images
of Buddhist, Bodhisattva, Arhat form the focus of the paintings.
As an influential school of Tibetan
Buddhist culture, Regong Art originated in the Yuan Dynasty
(1206-1368). It has been distinguished among its genre for
its balanced combination of Tibetan religion, folk aesthetics
and architectural art.
Regong Thangka painting enjoys National
Intangible Cultural Heritage status. Executed on silk scrolls
with natural mineral pigments, its themes include
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The flamboyant color
scheme, orderly arranged figures and refined craftsmanship
have made the Regong Thangka paintings popular in China and
Asian Buddhist countries.
Regong means golden valley in local
language. Lying in the southeast of Qinghai, Regong county
was a place for nomadic ethnic minorities through history.
Sponsored by the Exchange Center
of China Soong Ching Ling Foundation and two other institutions,
the exhibition is for charity and poverty relief work and
listed in the 2008 Happy Mother Project of the foundation.
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