Lhamo Tobjor was came to the 2nd "Beauty of Tibet" Painting Exhibition on its last day. 

He was a freshman from the Minzu University of China who learned the exhibition from his classmates who visited it on Sept.9. While walking around the gallery, he said the paintings hanging on the wall made him nostalgic.

Lhamo Tobjor and his favorite [Photo/China Tibet Online]

Having been to Beijing for only a month, he has got the chance to see the world outside his birthplace, his hometown. Everything here in Beijing seems fresh new and exciting for him. Yet standing in the exhibition hall, he said, "These paintings are real scenes in my daily life so that they make me a tad of homesick."

Pointing to the painting named Stare, he said everything shown in the paintings happens in his daily life. Sometimes his family would invite enlightened monks to perform Buddhist rituals to drive the evil sprit away and pray for good fortune. "Like my families, they bend over to greet the monk and show their respect as those invited are all learned lamas," said Lhamo like a curator of the exhibition.

The painting Stare [Photo/China Tibet Online]

Before long, his attention was caught by another painting called On the Mountain. He said this painting is a replica of real life scenario. However, "As global warming penetrates to every corner of the world, winter in my hometown is not as cold as before. So people do not wear such heavy woolen-made clothes and boots anymore in cold days," he added.

The painting On the Mountain [Photo/China Tibet Online]

"Look at this one. The Tibetan mastiff is painted graphically. You see the hair and fur are of high quality. I have five Tibetan mastiffs back in my house." Staring at another painting, he said, "I can see the scene of harvest down my house. As herdsmen, my families live relatively higher than farmers who live lower where crops could grow better." Looking at another, again he said, "I once watched this kind of religious ceremony at a temple in the town when I was little." Shuttling from one piece to another, he could not oppress his agitation.

Lhamo Tobjor is from the Gannan Tibetan inhabited area of China's northwest Gansu Province. He is sort of a household name in his village as it is an achievement to have been enrolled by the Minzu University of China, a melting pot for China's all ethnic groups.

By the time of leaving, he took a commemorative photo by his favorite piece, saying the upcoming four years are anticipating and he would play his own role in introducing a real Tibet to the outside world and promoting the development of Tibet.