Zla ba sgrol ma (b. 1990) is from Mdzo 'dar (Rong da 绒达) Village, Phu ma (Pu ma 普马〉 Township, Sde dge (Dege 德格) County，Dkar mdzes (Ganzi 甘孜 ) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan 四川 Province. She writes: When I was a child, there was no electricity in my village. Ever...

While fleeing the nunnery, Uncle Ston pa heard, "Help me! Buddha!" He followed the sound and saw a poor young man kneeling on the ground and shouting. Seeing the man's patched clothes and worn-out shoes, Uncle Ston pa asked, "Hey! Young man! What's wrong?" ...

Rdo rje tshe brtan (b. 1986) describes his childhood in Dredze Village, Yiwa Township, Tewo County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, China, as well as being a student in Xining City, Qinghai Province. Topics covered include his family, childhood inj...

This paper focuses on the hunting, cooking, and eating of marmots among pastoralists in Gcan tsha thang (Jianzhatan) Township, Gcan tsha (Jianzha) County, Mtsho sngon (Qinghai) Province, PR China. Folklore positing a connection between humans and marmots is discussed an...

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Eight accounts and discussion detail challenges faced by Ya na gdung (Yanadong) Tibetan and Muslim fellow villagers in acquiring fossil fuels, related concerns, and provide historical perspective on local fuel collection. Solar cookers have alleviated certain challenges...

Limusishiden (b. 1968) describes his lived experiences and recollections related to language, education, traditional beliefs, and folklore; provides details of his parents, three paternal aunts, and paternal grandparents' lives; describes Tughuan (Tuguan 土官) Village; an...

Jiāng Lì. 2015. A Grammar of Guìqióng: A Language of Sichuan. Leiden: Brill. xiv + 452 pp. ISBN 9789004292093 (hardback 213USD) - E-ISBN 9789004293045 (electronic 217USD). Jiang Li's A Grammar of Guìqióng (henceforth, AGG) is a revision of her PhD dissertation at the Un...

A whip used in exorcisms that was kept in a Mongghul (Tu) home in Huzhu Mongghul (Tu) Autonomous County, Qinghai Province, PR China in 2016 is described, including how it was made, the whip's creation during the time of a lunar eclipse, and the role of the whip in exorc...

A hunter with a quiver full of arrows at the right side of his waist and a rainbow-like bow on his back was on his way to a deep, narrow valley that slowly opened to a jungle in which only a bold man would dare set foot. Big trees held their numerous arms around each ot...