Winter Coats for Tibetan Students
ZangPao—the traditional Tibetan coat—is best for the winter on the Tibetan Plateau. Located in northwestern China, the Tibetan plateau is also called “the roof of the world,” because it stands over 3 miles above sea level and is surrounded by imposing mountain ranges that harbor the world’s two highest summits, Mount Everest and K2.
The weather in Tibet is often referred to as “four seasons in a day,” with a large temperature difference between day and night. The winter is extremely cold. The daytime temperatures rarely rise above 32 °F (or 0 °C) in many places there and drop to below 14 °F (or -10 °C) at night.
The weather in Tibet is often referred to as “four seasons in a day,” with a large temperature difference between day and night. The winter is extremely cold. The daytime temperatures rarely rise above 32 °F (or 0 °C) in many places there and drop to below 14 °F (or -10 °C) at night.
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Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we set up 8 book corners (with 1,600 books and 8 bookcases) at Sewei Central Primary School in Ganzi, Sichuan in 2017. All students of this school are Tibetan. All students, from kindergarten to sixth grade, live at school, because their homes are too far for them to commute daily or weekly. Most students go home about once a month. When we delivered bookcases and books to the Tibetan students at Sewei in last November, the school was already covered in snow. We learned that the school had frequent power outages, which made it tough for students especially in the long cold winter. Visit here to learn more about this school and the book corners set up in 2017. |
Many schools in Tibet still do not have heating systems in place and do not have stable electricity. ZangPao is the best clothing in winter there. Students can use it as a coat during the day and a bed cover at night. Tibetan students all longed for ZangPao; many students, however, cannot afford one due to the financial difficulties of their family.
Thanks to our donors, we were able to bring warmth to the Tibetan students in the past years!
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Appreciation to All Donors from Students
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为藏族学生捐藏袍
西藏高原的气候被称为“一天四季”，夜间遍野冰霜，中午又可能烈日炎炎。居住在海拔高，昼夜温差大的青藏高原上的藏族人们，藏袍是最能适应这样气候的服装。
在牧区，家里没有椅子，也几乎不用床，人们不论在哪里都会坐在地上，睡在地上。皮制的藏袍最隔凉，不怕潮湿。藏袍的宽度足够一半铺、一半盖，展开的长度正好能从头盖到脚，所以藏袍是牧区最适合的被褥。人们习惯了白天穿，晚上盖，铺一半，盖一半，就像一个暖和的大睡袋。
为了适应逐水草而居的牧业生产的流动性，藏袍大襟、束腰，在胸前留一个突出的空隙（酷似袋子），这样外出时可存放酥油、糌粑、茶叶、饭碗，甚至可以放下一个孩子。
一件简单的皮袍，就是藏族牧人随身携带的全部”行李卷儿”，无论走到哪里，都不用担心挨冻受寒。汉族的冬季服装在海拔高原寒冷的藏区，御寒的效果远远不如藏袍。
藏族学生从小就渴望有一件自己的藏袍， 但是，很多家庭经济困难，多年无法满足孩子们的愿望。
基金会在甘孜藏族自治州当地联系了制作成本比较低的（人造毛）藏袍，为孩子们送去了冬日里的温暖！
西藏高原的气候被称为“一天四季”，夜间遍野冰霜，中午又可能烈日炎炎。居住在海拔高，昼夜温差大的青藏高原上的藏族人们，藏袍是最能适应这样气候的服装。
在牧区，家里没有椅子，也几乎不用床，人们不论在哪里都会坐在地上，睡在地上。皮制的藏袍最隔凉，不怕潮湿。藏袍的宽度足够一半铺、一半盖，展开的长度正好能从头盖到脚，所以藏袍是牧区最适合的被褥。人们习惯了白天穿，晚上盖，铺一半，盖一半，就像一个暖和的大睡袋。
为了适应逐水草而居的牧业生产的流动性，藏袍大襟、束腰，在胸前留一个突出的空隙（酷似袋子），这样外出时可存放酥油、糌粑、茶叶、饭碗，甚至可以放下一个孩子。
一件简单的皮袍，就是藏族牧人随身携带的全部”行李卷儿”，无论走到哪里，都不用担心挨冻受寒。汉族的冬季服装在海拔高原寒冷的藏区，御寒的效果远远不如藏袍。
藏族学生从小就渴望有一件自己的藏袍， 但是，很多家庭经济困难，多年无法满足孩子们的愿望。
基金会在甘孜藏族自治州当地联系了制作成本比较低的（人造毛）藏袍，为孩子们送去了冬日里的温暖！
