On May 27, China's first mountain museum-Tsering Chey Nga Mountain Museum has opened in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. This museum aims to carry forward Tibet's mountain culture and develop the charm of mountaineering.

"Tsering Chey Nga" means "five mothers of good fortune and long life" in Tibetan and refers to the five mountains of Himalayas, among which there is the world's highest mountain-Mt. Qomolangma.

With a private investment of 30 million yuan RMB, it covers an area of 5000 square meters. It is divided into various sections such as nature hall, cultural hall, mountaineering hall, humanistic spirit hall and so on. Apart from that, an experience area including rock climbing, rope climbing and simulation of climbing Mount Qomolangma is also set up. In addition, there is a mountaineering library and exchanging center where mountaineering enthusiasts can read, study and exchange views of Tibet's mountain culture.

There are many exhibits in the museum. Nyima Tsering, curator of the museum, says that oil paintings, ink and wash paintings and Thangka with the theme of snow mountains, and a large number of Tibetan cultural treasures are on display. In addition, there are mountaineering equipments from various times and specimens of different plants and animals that live in the high altitude mountain areas of Tibet.

"Tibetans and mountains are closely linked. This museum creates a mountain world, which lets people know about Tibet's mountain culture. At the same time, this museum also provides a platform where mountaineering enthusiasts can exchange ideas. It undertakes the role of popularizing mountaineering knowledge," says Nyima Tsering.