yark butter flower

highlights of qinghai: xining , birds islands of qinghai lake, xining,ta'er monastery,yark butter flower,murals,thangka,tiaoqian, guomari shilun buddhism tower,longwu temple,

besides mural art, ta’er monastery is also renowned for its “butter flower” and raised embroidery. together these three constitute the “three peerless art forms at ta’er monastery”. the so-called butter flower is not the flower of a plant, but sculptures of buddha, flowers, birds and buildings made from yak butter. traditionally, such handiwork was exhibited only on the night of the 15th day of the 1st lunar month and then were burned the next day. now ta’er monastery has an exhibition center where visitors can see all kinds of brightly-coloured lifelike butter sculptures at any time, and pilgrims can also go and worship them.

 

last updated: march 16, 2006

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