Investigation And Research On Qinghai Regong Thangka And Industrialization

The Tibetan is a nation that believes in Tibetan Buddhism.They value spirit over material.Thangka,as the representative art of Tibetan Buddhism,occupies a very important position in Tibetan people's life,which is a sign of converting to Buddhism and prostrating in worship.Since ancient times,Tibetan,rich or poor,believe the consecrated Thangka will bring auspicious,peace to family,and it is the process of meritorious deeds.Thangka not only contains rich religious culture,historical culture,folk culture,Tibetan medicine culture,and it also has the artistic value,aesthetic value,hailed as the Tibetan "encyclopedia".Regong Tangka in Qinghai has been hailed as:"a treasure to decipher Tibetan culture",owing to its exquisite painting,arcane artistry,rare and expensive pigment.In recent years,our country and government,as long as various cultural sectors make great efforts to nurture and develop the culture and art of ethnic minorites.Industrial development of Regong Thangka has begun to take shape through the cultivation of Qinghai national cultural industry market.My research is based on the field investigation in the area of Wutun village,which is the birthplace of Regong Tangka.My research methods include field visit,dictation interview,participant observation.This paper is divided into five parts.The first part is the introduction that including the significance of the topic,research summary,research methods and ideas,core concepts,and other aspects.The second part introduces Regong and Regong art,and the important position of Thangka in Regong art.The third part expounded the Tangka of Wutun village and development status of Tangka cultural industry according to field investigation and related documents.The fourth part further analyses the outstanding problems brought by the develpoment of industrialization,and proposes reference solutions which is based on actual situation.The fifth part discusses that envisaging to build a beautiful Wutun according to the case study of calligraphy and painting art market cluster in Suzhou,xukou,and makes a summary,which is only by the way of healthy and sustainable development,can Thangka be well protected and developed.