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Yesang village is regarded as the birthplace of Tibetan woodblock art, a tradition that 1 (pass) down for more than 340 years.
The village, 2 (locate) in Polo township of Joda county in Tibet, has more than 60 woodblock artists. It lies in a remote valley far from the county’s downtown. 3 takes more than three hours of driving on the mountainous roads to get there, and the journey requires both 4 (drive) skill and courage.
Yesang is near a historical printing house of Tibetan Buddhism scriptures. More than 80 percent of the printing house’s woodblocks were produced in Yesang, according to 5 (villager).
“Three-hundred years ago, a great master called Kolha Lugye 6 (begin) the tradition of woodblock art in our village, after 7 the tradition has been passed on for generations. Therefore, our village has contributed 8 (great) to Tibetan cultural preservation,” said Tashi Tsephel, an instructor of the Woodblock art in Yesang.
Tsultrim Darje, another woodblock artist in the village, works 9 average of 11 hours a day. Each year, he works more than eight months on the woodblocks. “I earn about 40,000 yuan ($5,800) every year from working on the woodblocks,” Tsultrim Darje said.
“Every woodblock costs between 400 yuan and 800 yuan based 10 its quality, and I can finish four per month.”