
A Regong artist makes barbola in the Longwu area of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 12, 2011. The Wulong area is famed for its industry of Regong art, a kind of Tibetan Buddha's art, which created an income of 54.18 million RMB (8.2 million U.S. dollars) in 2010. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

Regong artist Wandai Zhaxi colors a clay sculpture of Hayagriva Buddha in the Longwu area of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 12, 2011. The Wulong area is famed for its industry of Regong art, a kind of Tibetan Buddha's art, which created an income of 54.18 million RMB (8.2 million U.S. dollars) in 2010. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

Regong artist Zhencuo makes barbola in the Longwu area of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 12, 2011. The Wulong area is famed for its industry of Regong art, a kind of Tibetan Buddha's art, which created an income of 54.18 million RMB (8.2 million U.S. dollars) in 2010. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

Regong artist Gesang Lengzhi poses for a photo in front of his Thangka artworks in the Longwu area of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 12, 2011. The Wulong area is famed for its industry of Regong art, a kind of Tibetan Buddha's art, which created an income of 54.18 million RMB (8.2 million U.S. dollars) in 2010. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)