Culture & History
PRESERVING CULTURE & HISTORY
CERS has been involved with culture conservation for over two decades. It started as documentation of many indigenous cultures unique to China’s minority nationalities, many of which were in the process of disintegration, assimilation, or simply eclipsing in modern times. We gradually moved into the design and implementation of culture projects, at times involving entire local communities. We preserve both material and intellectual culture. In the former we sometimes conserve and restore entire ensembles of architecture, up to twenty houses or more in some projects. In the latter we document and support collections of ethnic music and legends. CERS is also an important repository of many old records, select pictures and films.

WINTER ON THE HIGH PLATEAU – Of Wild Yak and Gourmet Cheese FR21.27
The edges of the pond around me remains frozen in the morning, though by mid-day it will thaw somewhat. This may not be deep winter

Lapchi, a Remote Tibetan Holy Place in Nepal
Tibet is famous for its many holy places but some of them have a particular resonance in the Tibetan world. Lapchi is generally associated with

Small Moments, Big Lessons – Reflecting on My 10 Years at CERS
It was beautiful yesterday, like a fairy land, after a big snow fall two days ago just after the start of the New Year. But