Tibetan festivals have been deeply influenced by Buddhism. They either have strong religious aroma or they are completely religious. Throughout history, under the harsh natural environment and hard working conditions, the people living on the snowy land yearned for a better life through their own efforts, with the God's mercy and with the Buddha's protection. It is the festivals that offer opportunities for them to express their prayer to deities, Buddha and nature, during which they amuse the Gods and themselves as well.

In Tibetan literature, the Epic of King Gesar represents the highest achievement. It is the longest epic in the world, the length even exceeding the total of the five most famous epics in the world, that is, Babylonian Gilgamesh, Greek Odyssey and Iliad, Indian Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Tibetan, Chinese and Mongolian medicines are the three indispensable treasures in the Chinese medical system. Tibetan medicine integrates indigenous practices with the elements of other countries. Tibetan medicine has a history of 2000 years. According to the historical record, several centuries ago, during the lengthy course of fighting the nature and disease by Tibetans, some part of fauna and flora and mineral products are found to deliver people from pains. They thought, "poison could be used as an antidote to poison". Then they developed the medicinal knowledge of stanching bleeding by using butter.

As with many other ethnic minority groups in China, the Tibetan people are very adept at singing and dancing. Tibetan dances, mostly mixed with dulcet songs, are like bright stars that illuminate this broad and mysterious land. Generally speaking Tibetan dances fall into four groups: Folk Dances, Religious Dances, Royal Dances and Opera Dances.

Incense is often used by Tibetans for worship and to expel evil influences in the religious ceremonies. Tibetan incense comes from a centuries old tradition of combining special medicinal and therapeutic substances derived from herbs, flowers and minerals that when burned, deliver an aroma which can help to sooth and calm a restless mind.

Owing to its high elevation and bad transportation conditions, Tibet has long had few exchanges with the outside world. Its solitude serves to help the birth and maintenance of the exotic Tibetan culture. Tibetan costumes vary within different districts, professions, social status, seasons, occasions and genders in materials, styles, colors, and accessories and so on. It is said that there are over 200 kinds of Tibetan costumes, which ranks first among the ethnic groups in China.

All the people who had been to Tibet, with no exception, would have been impressed deeply by Tibetan's bold love and preference to colors. From monasteries to residential buildings, from the monk's overall to the laymen's garments, even to furniture and knitting, all the colors are rich and vigorous. However, there's no a better place to show such a magnificence of colors than the toilets on the Tibet Plateau.

Tibetan Knives are traditional and well-known handicrafts with a peculiar style. they are indispensable in the life of herdsmen. Tibetans use them as the tools to defend, to slaughter livestock and to eat meat.