Yangrigang Village: Tibetan Characteristic Culture Helps Rural Revitalization

Tibet is rich in ethnic culture. Yangrigang village, located in Mozhugongka County, Lhasa City, has continuously explored its unique ethnic cultural resources, making them a new driving force for Rural Revitalization and stepping out of a new way of cultural poverty alleviation.

In the longxia traditional knitting cooperative in yangrigang village, Mozhugongka County, Lhasa, villagers are busy making new orders for their clothes. The woolen fabric woven by this Wooden textile machine is called "Gua". It is an ancient Tibetan wool textile technology with a history of more than 2000 years. It is also a national handicraft product mainly produced by this cooperative.

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　　 Suolangtonzhu, head of Langxia traditional knitting cooperative, yangrigang village, Mozhugongka County, Lhasa City: This technique is very old. We need to knead the wool into very fine pieces. After weaving them into pieces by this machine, we have to use a kind of grass juice which is unique to us to make it softer. This is our unique skill, and it is very complicated. The clothes made of Tibetan are warm in winter and cool in summer. Among Tibetan people, old people and children like them very much.

Sorangdunzhu is the fifth generation inheritor of the local Tibetan art. In 2013, he and several rich leaders in the village established the cooperative. In 2015, he invested 1 million special funds for poverty alleviation and 700000 funds raised by the village to establish this 1000 square meter factory building. Today, the ancient craft of "Luobi" is not only a "versatile fashion product" to decorate the lives of Tibetan people, It is also a good helper for the local people to get rid of poverty. The cooperative has brought 15 poor families in the village to get rid of poverty. It also gives bonus funds of nearly 50000 yuan to the village every year. On New Year's day, Bai Mu, a villager, realized employment here.

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　　 Baimu, villager of yangrigang village, Mozhugongka County, Lhasa, new year's Day: The salary is 3000 yuan a month. I also learned how to make it. I also participated in the design of clothes. It's very interesting.

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On New Year's day, Baimu told reporters that the development of the cooperatives is getting better and better. In addition to making the clothing, they have also designed a lot of derivative products of the process, which have been integrated with a lot of modern elements. Today's products have also developed with the development of the times, emitting new charm. Not only are the patterns more colorful, but also the shapes, bodies, faces and edges are more exquisite.

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　　 Gao Chenyuan, CCTV reporter from CCTV The one I am wearing now is a Tibetan garment made of Chiu technology. It takes about one month to make from hat clothing to boots. The process is very complicated. One of the most distinctive features is the hat made of mongoose on my head, which is called Longchang locally. We look at this cabinet, placed is its main evolution of several styles, from the most simple to the most fashionable and popular style, the production process is more exquisite, the style is more exquisite and gorgeous.

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　　 Mozhugongka County, Lhasa City Mr. sorangdunzhu, head of longxia traditional knitting cooperative in yangrigang Village: Our girls and boys can tell which one is the most popular one. This is last year's and this is this year's. You see, these two are yak horns. Longxia (HAT) has our Tibetan characteristics, but also keeps pace with the times. Look at the craftsmanship and patterns are becoming more and more exquisite.

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Today, the products of yangrigang village have been sold to Lhasa, Linzhi and other areas, and the annual order flow has exceeded 600000 yuan. In addition to the Kui cooperatives, the village has also set up a number of cooperatives, such as Tibetan incense, Xuanwu, Tibetan Opera and so on, all of which are elaborately created by using the local unique cultural resources.

The Tibetan Opera cooperative has attracted nearly 30 young people from the village to participate in performances every year. In 2018, it was also awarded a license by the Department of culture of the Tibet Autonomous Region as a Tibetan Opera learning place. Pingcuo juedan is the instructor of the village's Tibetan Opera cooperative. He told reporters that the Tibetan Opera they sang has a history of 467 years, and has been inherited in yangrigang village. There are five teachers like him. Today, this ancient art not only enriches the cultural life of the masses, but also drives the villagers' income.

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　　 Pingcuo juedan, lecturer of Tibetan Opera cooperative in yangrigang village, Mozhugongka County, Lhasa City: Our Tibetan Opera is very popular. We often receive invitation to perform. We have been to Lhasa and Linzhi, and the average income of a performance can be 6000 yuan or 7000 yuan. Everyone is very happy.

Lang Zhu, born in 1990s, is a member of the Tibetan Opera cooperative. During the performance, he fell in love with this ancient art.

? 　　 Lang Zhu, a post-90s youth from yangrigang village, Mozhugongka County, Lhasa City: Because my grandfather also danced in Tibetan opera, which contains unique national characteristics. For example, its clothing has a very long history and contains Tibetan elements; For example, the singing and dancing of Tibetan opera are popular among ordinary people. In fact, I also like it very much. The more I learn, the more I feel the profound culture inside. As a young man, I want to make it carry forward.

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　　 Gesanpuchi, the first Secretary of yangrigang village, Mozhugongka County, Lhasa: We have rich cultural resources, all of which are rooted in the local area. To excavate these resources can also stimulate the enthusiasm of the masses. Our village's per capita income has increased from 7000 yuan in 2016 to 11548 yuan now. In the future, we will continue to use the unique cultural resources now, so that the national culture can be inherited and the people's life will be better and better.

(source: CCTV news client)

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