Butter sculpture adorns ancient monastery

2/28/2010

Photo from Xinhua shows monks in Ta'er Monastery, an ancient monastery in Xi'ning City, west of China's Qinghai Province are preparing for the butter sculpture show on Feb. 28.

A large-scale butter sculpture show was held in famous ancient monastery in Qinghai Province, Ta'er Monastery on Feb. 28, which drew over 120,000 Tibetan people and tourists' attention.

As one of the three uniques in Ta'er Monastery, butter sculptures are made of butters displaying various figures of Buddha, figures, birds and beasts, trees and flowers, elaborate Chinese architectures, religious stories and myths and others. They are vivid and lifelike with skillful handcrafts.

Photo from Xinhua shows flower-patterned butter sculpture made by monks of Ta'er Monastery are vivid.

Photo from Xinhua shows butter-made Buddha in Ta'er Monastery is lifelike.

source: eng.tibet.cn