Traditional games of Tibet
Tibet has many traditional games with origins dating up to 5,000 years ago.[1][2][3]
Traditional games[edit]
Rock carrying[edit]
There are various rock-lifting competitions in Tibet which center around participants who carry and maneuver rocks that are 150 kilograms (330 lb) or more.[4][3]
Board games[edit]
Gyiren[edit]
Gyiren is a popular Tibetan variation of snooker which originated in India.[5][6]
Sho[edit]
Sho ( Tibetan : ཤོ ) is a traditional race game in Tibet, still common today.[7]
Its name is simply the Tibetan word for "dice".[7] It is traditionally played for money and by men, with two to four players - three being the most common. With four players, the usual variant is to play as two teams of two, with the partners sitting opposite each other.Ming mang[edit]
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Animal events[edit]
Horse racing[edit]
Polo[edit]
Polo has been played in Tibet since at least the early eight century.[1]
Yak racing[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Thomas, David (2019-07-24). "Many ancient sports and games are very popular in Tibet". Tibet post International. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "Development of Tibetan Traditional Sports". en.chinaculture.org. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ a b Dimeo, Paul; Mills, James (2013-10-23). Soccer in South Asia: Empire, Nation, Diaspora. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-27657-7.
- ^ "The Tibetan sport of rock-carrying _News_TIBET". m.tibet.cn. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "Let´s play Tibetan Snooker -- Gyiren CCTV-International". www.cctv.com. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "Tibetan snooker_Sports & Adventure_TIBET". m.tibet.cn. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ a b Murakami, Daisuke (April 2014). "Aspects of the Traditional Gambling Game known as Sho in Modern Lhasa — religious and gendered worldviews infusing the Tibetan dice game —". Revue d'Études Tibétaines (29): 245–270. S2CID 54691303.
- ^ a b c Shotwell, Peter. A Form of Tibetan Mig-Mang From the West?. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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- ^ Walker, Damian. "Ming mang (Leaflet #55)". Cyningstan Traditional Board Games. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Bue, Erberto F. Lo (2011). Proceedings of the Tenth Seminar of the IATS, 2003. Volume 13: Art in Tibet Issues in Traditional Tibetan Art From the Seventh to Twentieth Century. Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill NV. p. 146. ISBN 9789004155190.
- ^ Winther, Mats. "Tibetan Gundru". Board games. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ Botermans, Jack (2008). The Book of Games: Strategy, Tactics & History (1st. ed.). New York, NY / London: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. pp. 619–626. ISBN 978-1-4027-4221-7. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ^ "THE HISTORY OF POLO". argentinapolo.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Yak Races". Life on the Tibetan Plateau. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ China Folklore Photographic Association. "Yak Racing". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ Mark Pennington (1 September 2008). Teaching Reading Strategies. Mark Pennington. pp. 298–. ISBN 978-0-578-01766-2. Retrieved 1 April 2013.