Photo shows a painter painting a new-style Thangka in Xizang Thangka Painting Academy. Photo/Tenzin Lhamze

Thangka is an unique painting art form in Xizang culture, with distinctive ethnic characteristics. In recent years, the new-style Thangka has been gradually favored by many people. On the basis of following the unique expression techniques of traditional Thangka, the new-style Thangka has made unprecedented expansion in the depth and breadth of the style, and injected more spirit into the expression content and form, so that the masses can intuitively feel the history, culture and natural scenery of Xizang.