Shigatse Gold, Silver and Copper Crafts Factory
Last Update : 4/1/2008 8:48:57 PM - At the end of the 18th century, the seventh Panchen Lama invited Nepal craftsmen to make golden and silver vessels for Tashihunpo Monastery. Since then, the workshop came into being and has kept operating for more than 150 years. It changed to the gold, silver and copper factory after 1959, but their traditional techniques were kept down. Products of this factory are very popular among the monasteries in Tibet, Gansu and Qinghai. What’s more, the golden and silver decorations in the stupa of the Tenth Panchen Lama were also designed and made in this factory.
