A Sherpa family preserves traditional dance in Tibet
Besieged by primitive forests deep in the Himalayas, the Zhentang township is home to more than 2,600 Sherpa people and the Zhentang Sherpa dance, a national intangible cultural…
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Hundreds of Umaibo, a popular Japanese stick-shaped snack, were used to form a giant panda at Encho-en, a Chinese-style garden in Yurihama, Tottori Prefecture.