The Popular Swastika Sign and Sun & Moon patterns on the Gate

In the Xigaze area, this kind of gathering to congratulate completion of a new house is an old custom, which is called locally "Khangsui". When participating in the celebration, people will dress up seriously together with some gifts, which, similar to those of Moinba people, also are mainly things to eat or drink, such as the beef and mutton, highland barley wine. The hosts will also do every thing they can to entertain the guests. When seated, the guests usually may not move around before they drink three big bowls of highland barley wine and scatter a bit of tsampa (roasted highland barley flour) on their left shoulders. Then they can go to visit all rooms, otherwise they will be asked to drink heavily as a penalty. Drinking is a primary activity in the "Khangsui". In order to encourage each other to drink more, they also sing ceaselessly while drinking.

In Tibet there are diversified types of dwelling houses and also a great many old traditions and customs that have been passed down from generation to generation in relation to the dwelling. Its architectural ed takes a position in world architectural history; while its dwelling customs keep its enriched natural and religious tenets.

Editor:Du Xiaodan