International online news (reporter xiao of kernel) : 2012 China Lhasa XueDuJie 17 the curtain. Different with previous years, this year's XueDuJie in addition to traditional religious festival activities and sports activities, tourism activities and academic exchange activities outside, will also be held for the first time the composition competition, "snow's star" singer competition, the first China Tibetan to music peak BBS and other activities. It is understood that the Lhasa XueDuJie will also in late September was invited to participate in the United States at the world festival association's annual meeting.
XueDuJie is Tibet's traditional festivals, in Lhasa after Tibetan New Year is another important traditional festival, originated in the 11th century, meaning to eat yoghurt festival, the first is a kind of pure religious festival activities, is the local people to yogurt to temple President net, summer how to reside the ex post facto ban counted worthy of monks. 17 century, XueDuJie gradually evolved into a fixed in Tibetan opera performance and exhibition Buddha is given priority to, cultural and religious combination of important festivals, so also known as Tibetan opera festival, exhibition FoJie.
This year's XueDuJie Lhasa to "happiness Lhasa, cultural snow meal" as the theme. In a week-long XueDuJie period, will be held in drepung exhibition Buddha, norbulingka Tibetan opera performance, etc give priority to traditional festival activities; In equestrian performances, "yak, hold the stone is given priority to sports activities; With "namco international conference on foot", oktoberfest, XueDuJie auto show, etc as main tourism activities; To happiness city mayor BBS is given priority to academic exchange activities.
According to the mayor of Lhasa messenger time bead is introduced, Lhasa XueDuJie is included in the list of the first batch of protection under the state council of the intangible cultural heritage, has a long history of inheritance, rich cultural connotation. After 18 consecutive years of building, the XueDuJie Lhasa has become a collection of art performance, sports competition, tourism leisure and business negotiation as a whole, and combines traditional culture and modern life breath in the domestic and international famous festival event.