Rock Art Research

The academic investigation of Tibetan rock art began in 1985. To date, rock paintings have been discovered in nearly 20 counties or cities in the Tibet Autonomous Region, including 150 rock art sites containing more than 1000 individual panels and nearly 10 000 single motifs. In parallel with these discoveries, domestic and foreign research efforts in Tibetan rock art study have increased significantly, yielding impressive results. Consequently, not only has it formed its own theory but has also established its unique research method.