China's first Tibetan music industry base opened in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 26, people.cn reported.

Many musicians, composers, and singers from Tibet and Tibetan-inhabited areas in other four provinces including Sichuan, Qinghai, Yunnan and Gansu gathered to attend the unveiling ceremony.

Renowned Tibetan singer Dukar Yak believed that the establishment of the base is of great significance. It would be able to help Tibetan musicians in their musical exchanges.

Zangpo, associate director of the Tibet Cultural Bureau, said that with social economic development, there's major transformations in music creation and dissemination, giving Tibetan music room to grow in the process.

As for past problems in Tibetan music development: lack of scale, focus, originality, and a complete copyright system, Zangpo said the operation of the music industry base would help solve these problems.

On the same day, in addition to the Chinese Tibetan Music Industry Base, Tibet would also host a forum on Tibetan music industry.