Traditional Tibetan Archery Contest

Archery contest is a popular folk sport for the Tibetan people, which representing one of Tibetan culture.. Explore Tibet Team, a professional Tibet travel agency, today introduces this particular activity to you.

The Tibetan archery contest has a history of over 2,000 years. The Tibetan archery contest is traditional archery contests with over 600 participants join in. It is held as part of the Tibetan New Year celebration, an occasion to say farewell to this year and welcome in New Year. The bull’s eye, is a the triangle target, about 80 cm high, are made of soil and placed on the ground. According to the Tibetan competition rules, whoever shoots the bull’s eye are the wins.

Tibetans believe the legend that the bow and arrow that lama Palgye Dorje used some 1,100 years ago. He use this weapon to shoot dead the last anti-Buddhism Tubo King .After the collapse of the Tubo dynasty, the archery turned to archery to make new friends and keep fit. The Tibetan archery contest not only is a way of exercise but functions as a form of entertainment. It is widely loved by Tibetan people until today.
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