Published by Springer in April 2018, “Pastures of Change: Contemporary Adaptations and Transformations among Nomadic Pastoralists of Eastern Tibet” by Gillian Tan offers a novel examination of socio-environmental change in a nomadic pastoralist area of the eastern Tibetan plateau. 

High Peaks Pure Earth presents the English-subtitled music video to “It’s All A Game” by ANU, translated by Bhuchung D. Sonam.

High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a blogpost by Woeser, originally written for the Mandarin service of Radio Free Asia and published on her blog on December 13, 2017.

Published in November 2017 by Hali Publications, “Tibetan Dress In Amdo & Kham” by Gina Corrigan takes a detailed look at Tibetan costume, focusing on textiles but also branching out into the lives of local Tibetan people who share their stories through interviews.

High Peaks Pure Earth has translated an essay from WeChat on Tibetans and fish which follows on from last week’s post “From Taboo to Eating Fish”.

High Peaks Pure Earth has translated an essay from WeChat on fishing and eating fish.

High Peaks Pure Earth has translated the Tibetan pop hit of the year, “Fly” by ANU. For those who follow contemporary Tibetan music, there has been no escape from this catchy tune since it was released on May 19, 2017. 

Published in December 2016 by University of Washington Press, “In the Circle of White Stones: Moving through Seasons with Nomads of Eastern Tibet” by Gillian G. Tan describes the life-worlds of people in Kham who move with their yaks from pasture to pasture, depending on the milk production of their herd for sustenance.

High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a blogpost by Woeser, originally written for the Mandarin service of Radio Free Asia and published on her blog on December 25, 2015.

High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a blogpost by Woeser written on July 21, 2015 for the Mandarin service of Radio Free Asia and published on her blog on July 30, 2015.