Tibetan Snooker-A Traditional Tibet Sports Activity.

Man like to gather together outside a tea-bar to play a local sport- Tibetan Snooker in summer.It is a bustling scene,each time when a chessman was knocked into a hole of the wooden plate,the crowd will burst into cheers.Explore Tibet Team, a professional Tibet travel agency, today introduces the traditional Tibet Sports Activity to you-Tibetan Snooker.

Tibetan Snooker is also called “Gyiren,” or billiards without ball arms.Besides,it is played without using a clue.Tibetan snooker originated from India,Kashmirians introduce it to them when they come to Lhasa.At first,it was regarded as a game for Tibet’s upper class only and widespread among them,such as senior officials,noble lords and business families. This game become popular in Lhasa in 1940s.The ordinary Tibetan families all like it very much,butter-tea houses in Lhasa and has developed into a best place to play Tibetan Snooker of that time.
During the development of this folk sport,a complete set of competition rules of Tibetan Snooker has been formulated and it was listed it as an item of the Tibet’s Traditional Sports Meeting for All Ethnic Groups.
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