Zhoston and Tibet (1986)
45m
Running Time
July 21, 1986Release Date
Plot.
Zho ston ཞོ་སྟོན་, pronounced ‘shodun,’ is a festival celebrated from the end of the sixth and during the seventh month of the Tibetan calendar (August). Monks of the Gelug School དགེ་ལུགས་པ་, the most famous of which is the Dalai Lama in Lhasa, were restricted to their monasteries during the previous month, supposedly to spare the lives of insects at the height of summer and, when the interdiction on movement was lifted, they would be greeted by lay people with gifts of yoghurt (zho ston means ‘yoghurt feast’). The festivities also feature the ‘sunning of Buddha’ tapestries, theatrical performances (a lce lha mo) and picnics at various public parks, including Norbu Linka, formerly the summer residence of the Dalai Lamas.
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Cast & Crew.

Li Ying
Director

Lu Wangping
Cinematography

Yi Huimin
Cinematography / Director

Zhang Ziyang
Director

Qiang Ba
Cinematography

Yueying Zhang
Sound Engineer

Lu Bin
Producer
Details.
Release DateJuly 21, 1986
Original Name雪顿——西藏
StatusReleased
Running Time45m
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