"All of us in the monasteries appreciate the maintenance of the Sera Monastery with 29 million yuan allocated from the Central Government," said Nyima Tsering, deputy director of the monastery administration of the Sera Monastery on April 22 in Lhasa, capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region.

Utmost care has been given to protect Buddhist statues, scriptures and precious murals as the roof of the hall and the courtyard are being fixed in the monastery.

It is the biggest renovation project in the monastery's 600-year history in terms of the scale and technics involved, said Nyima Tsering.

Lamas in the Drepung Monastery and Jokhang Temple expressed their gratitude for such support, too.

The renovation of the walls, floors and the sewage system in the Drepung Monastery has almost been completed. The new drainage system and granite exterior floors are waterproof, according to Ngawang Donjo, chief director of the monastery administration of the Drepung Monastery.

As for the Jo Jokhang Temple, the renovation is in progress with an investment of 18 million yuan. And the maintenance will not affect prayers' activities on the whole, said principal of the monastery.

In addition, the state allocated more than 55 million yuan, and a large amount of gold, silver and other materials for the first phase of the repair of the Potala Palace from 1989-1994. Another 380 million yuan was poured in the second phase from 2002 to 2009, the Potala Palace administration's former chief director told the reporter.

Besides lamas, Buddhist laymen are satisfied for the renovation and protection. Samphel, a herdsman from Nagqu County in northern Tibet, who visits Drepung Monastery every few years said, there is some discernible change every time. And he is glad that rare cultural relics are receiving proper protection.

According to Tibetan Bureau of Cultural Heritage, more than 300 million yuan has been invested in the renovation of about 1,400  monasteries in Tibet during the 1970s and 1980s. Up to date, 1.3 billion yuan has been put in for the protection of Tibet's cultural relics.

(The story is written by sources from China Daily.)