Tibetan Sand-painting

As soon as you step onto this mysterious land and follow the tracks of the pilgrims, you will not only be immediately attracted by the wonderful scenery of Tibet, and the brilliant Tibetan culture. If you happen to be in Tibet with absolutely no knowledge about Tibetan culture,Explore Tibet Team will introduce one kind of folk art to you-Tibetan sand-painting.

Sand-painting is an art,which by pouring colored sands onto a surface,usually on a large, flat table,and to make a fixed, or unfixed sand painting.The powdered pigments of sand-painting are various,such as minerals sand or crystals sand.The raw material of Tibet sand painting are mainly stone-made sand.Most of the Tibet sand painting are temporary,and they can be prepared for religious or healing ceremonies.
The sand-painting usually takes several days to complete, and it will be destroyed shortly after its completion. This just like a teaching metaphor in Tibet for Buddhist,and the flying sand just like the impermanence of life.
When the monks begin to start the painting, sand for painting will carefully be placed on a large, flat table. They will use brushes to draw the outlines, and then put the stone-made sand into a special-made cone.The most difficult part is that they should control the measurement of the sand. Patting light or heavy,the colorful sand was leaking from a tiny hole of a steel pipe more or less.Finally,the different colors of sand leakage in the template will create a beautiful painting.
The process of doing the sand painting will require a lot of effort, because even a slight wind could disperse the sand and destroy the painting.
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