前言 This is an excellent literature work with historical background and Tibetology basis. Ma Lihua is uniquely qualified to write this book， as she is well versed in Tibetan history and culture， which she has absorbed over a period of three decades' residence in Tibet. In the long history of China there have been many celebrated Tibetan figures， the best known being srong btsan sgam po， who married Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty. Then there is mgar stong btsan， who arranged the marriage. But most of the later noted figures are eminent monks of Tibetan Buddhism. However， many people and stories concerning Tibet were unknown to the outside world until recently. This is partly because of the paucity of texts in languages other than Tibetan and partly because Tibetan history books were generally written by monks， who approached history from a religious viewpoint and often neglected events and personages which were inconsistent with their ideology. For the past 1，000 years， what was included in the history books tended to be religious narratives rather than accounts of material culture or the life of the common people. But the discovery of thousands of documents in many ancient languages in the grottoes of Dunhuang， Gansu Province， in the early 20th century opened up a whole new world of insight into the history and folk culture of Tibet.
导语摘要 Ma Lihua's second "journey across Tibet" features literature and history. From the Tibetan history， she selects attractive episodes： from social changes to individual experiences， from widely known stories to rarely known anecdotes. Based on historical facts， this book is narrated in a vivid way.
作者简介 Ma Lihua， born in Jinan City， Shandong Province， graduated from the Chinese Department of Linyi Teachers College （present College of Liberal Arts of Linyi University） in 1976 and started work in Tibet. She worked in Tibet for 27 years， first as an editor of Tibet Literature， then vice chairwoman of the Tibet Literary Federation， and then vice chairwoman of the Tibet Writers Association. From 1988 to 1990， she studied at the Chinese Department of Peking University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 2003 she was transferred to Beijing as editor-in-chief of China Tibetology Publishing House， and retired in 2014.She was member of the 5th， 6th， 7th， 8th and 9th National Committees of the Chinese Writers Association. In 2001， she was granted a special government allowance by the State Council In 2008， she was selected as one of the "Leading Talents of National Press and Publication Industry". Ma has published more than 20Tibet-related books， most of them literary works. The most influential were a tetralogy of travelogues： Glimpses of Northern Tibet （PLA Literature and Art Publishing House， 1990）， Going West to Ngari （Writers Publishing House， 1992）， SouI Like a Wind （Writers Publishing House， 1994）， and The Red Mountains of Eastern Tibet （Social Science Press， 2002）； and the first three were collected in A Journey across Tibet （Writers Publishing House， 1994）. Other works include： Tibetan History Illustrated Through 15 Classical Stories （China Tibetology Publishing House， 2009； Hong Kong SDX Bookstore， 2011， in traditional Chinese）， and Light on Qinghai Tibet Plateau （Beijing October Literature and Art Publishing House， Tibetan People's Publishing House， 2018）. In addition， the trilogy "A Journey across Tibet" was published in traditional Chinese by Cosmos Books Ltd. （Hong Kong） in 1994 and a publisher in Taiwan in 2003， and the revised edition was published by China Tibetology Publishing House in 2007. English and French editions of Glimpses of Northern Tibet were published by Chinese Literature Publishing House. The English edition of 5oul Like o Wind was published by Ostasien Verlag （Germany） in 2017. Ma has won many awards： the Qomolangma Literature and Art Award in 1992， and Zhuang Zhongwen Literature Award of the Chinese Literature Foundation in 1994. A Journey across Tibet won the National Award for Bestselling Books in 1997； Snowlond Culture and Tibeton Literature won the first prize of the Fourth National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Ethnic Minority Literature Research in 1998； Lhoso-Twilight of the Holy City won the Second Chinese Women's Literature Award fn 2003； Tibetan History lllustrated Through 15 Classical Stories won the Wenjin Book Award from the National Library of China in 2009； In 2011， Ruyi Highland won the Lao She Literary Award.
目录 Preface 1 Preface 2 Introduction Out of the New Continent
Chapter One Mythological Times
Chapter Two When Men and Gods Mingled
Chapter Three Emergence of a Heroic Era
Chapter Four The Heyday of a Heroic Era
Chapter Five Herdsmen's Songs at Dusk of the Heroic Era
Chapter Six Varying Fortunes of Famous Figures（Ⅰ）
Chapter Seven Tibetan Buddhism in the Age of Secluded Meditation
Chapter Eigh Transformation under the Rule of the Yuan Dynasty
Chapter Nine Varying Fortunes of Famous Figures （Ⅱ）
Chapter Ten Numerous Dharmarajas： Conferment and Promotion in the Ming Dynasty
Chapter Eleven Varying Fortunes of Famous Figures（Ⅲ）
Chapter Twelve Tibet under the Rule of the Manchu Government
Chapter Thirteen Peace and Prosperity in Tibet during the Qing Dynasty
Chapter Fourteen Twilight Enclosing the Serene Sky
Chapter Fifteen Gazing upon the Shadow Concluding Remarks The Unstoppable Wind Postscript Return to Homeland in Memory
内容摘要 Ma Lihua's second "journey across Tibet" features literature and history. From the Tibetan history， she selects attractive episodes： from social changes to individual experiences， from widely known stories to rarely known anecdotes. Based on historical facts， this book is narrated in a vivid way.
主编推荐 Ma Lihua， born in Jinan City， Shandong Province， graduated from the Chinese Department of Linyi Teachers College （present College of Liberal Arts of Linyi University） in 1976 and started work in Tibet. She worked in Tibet for 27 years， first as an editor of Tibet Literature， then vice chairwoman of the Tibet Literary Federation， and then vice chairwoman of the Tibet Writers Association. From 1988 to 1990， she studied at the Chinese Department of Peking University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 2003 she was transferred to Beijing as editor-in-chief of China Tibetology Publishing House， and retired in 2014.She was member of the 5th， 6th， 7th， 8th and 9th National Committees of the Chinese Writers Association. In 2001， she was granted a special government allowance by the State Council In 2008， she was selected as one of the "Leading Talents of National Press and Publication Industry". Ma has published more than 20Tibet-related books， most of them literary works. The most influential were a tetralogy of travelogues： Glimpses of Northern Tibet （PLA Literature and Art Publishing House， 1990）， Going West to Ngari （Writers Publishing House， 1992）， SouI Like a Wind （Writers Publishing House， 1994）， and The Red Mountains of Eastern Tibet （Social Science Press， 2002）； and the first three were collected in A Journey across Tibet （Writers Publishing House， 1994）. Other works include： Tibetan History Illustrated Through 15 Classical Stories （China Tibetology Publishing House， 2009； Hong Kong SDX Bookstore， 2011， in traditional Chinese）， and Light on Qinghai Tibet Plateau （Beijing October Literature and Art Publishing House， Tibetan People's Publishing House， 2018）. In addition， the trilogy "A Journey across Tibet" was published in traditional Chinese by Cosmos Books Ltd. （Hong Kong） in 1994 and a publisher in Taiwan in 2003， and the revised edition was published by China Tibetology Publishing House in 2007. English and French editions of Glimpses of Northern Tibet were published by Chinese Literature Publishing House. The English edition of 5oul Like o Wind was published by Ostasien Verlag （Germany） in 2017. Ma has won many awards： the Qomolangma Literature and Art Award in 1992， and Zhuang Zhongwen Literature Award of the Chinese Literature Foundation in 1994. A Journey across Tibet won the National Award for Bestselling Books in 1997； Snowlond Culture and Tibeton Literature won the first prize of the Fourth National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Ethnic Minority Literature Research in 1998； Lhoso-Twilight of the Holy City won the Second Chinese Women's Literature Award fn 2003； Tibetan History lllustrated Through 15 Classical Stories won the Wenjin Book Award from the National Library of China in 2009； In 2011， Ruyi Highland won the Lao She Literary Award.
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