Introduction 1
Chapter I
The Art of Singing and Dancing 15
Traditional folk singing and dancing 16
Modern professional singing and dancing 38
Chapter II
The Religious Dance with Musical Accompaniment 49
The development of the religious dance with musical accompaniment 50
The types of the religious dance with musical accompaniment 51
Chapter III
Tibetan Opera 61
Tibetan opera 62
Monba opera 90
Chapter IV
Tibetan Calligraphy 91
The development of Tibetan calligraphy 92
The categories of Tibetan calligraphy 93
Chapter V
The Art of Painting 109
Murals 110
Thangka 114
Painting schools 120
Chapter VI
The Art of Sculpture 125
Metal sculptures 126
Painted clay sculptures 133
Stone carvings 136
Wood carvings 137
Pottery sculptures 142
Chapter VII
The Art of Stone Carving 147
Rock paintings 148
Rock carvings 150
Mani stone carvings 155
Chapter VIII
The Art of Tibetan Mask 159
The development of Tibetan mask 160
The types and characteristics of Tibetan mask 163
