The Major Nations in Tibet

Tibet Autonomous Region owns the least population and the lowest population density of China and it is widely known as the holy land of this world. In general, Tibetan people are the major nation in Tibet region, while other minority nationalities are also gathering here, too. That is to say, you will have a chance to learn the local Tibetans daily life and other amazing folk customs of Menpa Nation, Lopa Nation, Han Nation, Naxi Nation, Hui Nation and Sharpa Nation, etc, during Tibet tour.

The Major Nations in Tibet - Tibetan People

Tibetan people originated from local tribes of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and other tribes of the western Sichuan Province. Tibetan people who live in Tibet region are called Bopa while the ones living in western Sichuan Province are called Kangpa. The Tibetan people who live in Qinghai Province, the southern Gansu Province and the northwestern Sichuan Province are called Andowa. As a matter of fact, wherever Tibetan people live, they are proud of their profound and mysterious history and culture, and that is why more and more people are attracted to visit Tibet in recent years, the strict visiting policy, the mysterious folk customs, the pure people, the poor living condition, the amazing plateau environment, the complicated religious ceremonies, and the devout Buddhists and so on.

As you may know, Tibet Nation is one of the oldest nations of China, originally lived along Yarlung Zangbo River. In AD 7th century, the unique Tibetan characters were created by the officials who were asked to learn the characters in India by Songtsen Gampo. After the marriage of Songtsen Gampo and the Princess Wencheng of Tang Dynasty, all kinds of classics were introduced into Tibet from Tang Dynasty such as medical books, Buddhist scriptures, the music rhythm classics, the literature books, philosophic theories, astronomical books, math and architecture classics, etc.

Most of Tibetan Buddhists believe in Tibetan Buddhism so that you can see lots of Buddhist symbols in Tibet during the tour. The famous Buddhist monasteries should be Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Tashilhunpo Monastery, while the famous holy lakes are Namtso Lake, Yamdrok Lake and Mapam Yungtso Lake.

The Major Nations in Tibet - Menpa Nation

Most of Menpa people are living in the southeastern Tibet, while some of them are gathering in Nyingchi Prefecture. According to the general record, there are more than 9000 Menpa people living in Tibet. They write with Tibetan characters because they do not have their own characters. Even though they have original language, most of them speal Tibetan language, too.

The Major Nations in Tibet - Sharpa Nation

The assembly place of Sharpa Nation is mainly gathering in the mountain area over 5000 meters high in Himalaya Mountain Range. Hence, Sharpa people are innate of climbing the mountains. They are also good at dancing and singing and like to dress beautiful colorful national clothes.