Ninety Tibetan farmers from Xigaze Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous
Region recently gave traditional Tibetan "Duixie" Dance in
Beijing's Great Hall of the People, which aroused great public
attention.
"Duixie" originated from Tibetan tribes in the upper reaches of
the Yarlungzangbo River in Tibet thousands of years ago. Performers
have to sing and dance simultaneously accompanied by traditional
Tibetan guitars.
Recalling his Beijing journey, Dawa, a 43-year-old Tibetan
performer, said excitedly," We never expected that we could
demonstrate our traditional culture in the capital, for most of us
couldn't speak the 'common speech'."
Dawa can earn 15 thousand yuan (US$1,907) a year by performing
"Duixie." Before he joined a local troupe, Dawa's family members
made their living on a 0.4-hectare farmland planting highland
barley, and their total annual income was less than 2000 yuan
($254).
The local troupe was set up in November 2005 with 90 members, 50
of them male. Currently their annual income per capita can at least
reach 10 thousand yuan ($1,271).?
"Duixie" originated from Tibetan tribes in the upper reaches of
the Yarlungzangbo River in Tibet thousands of years ago. Performers
have to sing and dance simultaneously accompanied by traditional
Tibetan guitars.
(Chinanews.cn November 23, 2006)
