Institute established for Tibetan literature

An institute for Tibetan literature and data was established at the China Tibetology Research Center in Beijing on Monday.

The institute, whose aim is to protect and develop the culture of ethnic Tibetans while providing information and resources for related scientific research, is expected to become China's largest and most authoritative institute for Tibetan information.

To lay a firm foundation for the institute, the research center began collecting ancient books and literature in 2015 written in the Tibetan language from Beijing, the Tibet autonomous region, Qinghai and Gansu provinces and Tibetan areas in Sichuan province.