This is a remote region that not many people know about. This landlocked region has many interesting cultures as you now know. Some monks are trained to wear large, scary masks for special rituals. The Lhamos are held outside under colored canopies. They mold metal statues, as opposed to sculpting.
Tibetan statues are objects of worship, as well as beauty.
A Tibetan book is pretty much a wok of art. 1 yuan is treated much like a dollar. Coins of 1,2, and 5 fen are in circulation. The paper money starts with 1,2, and 5 fen notes which are tough to identify because they lack numerals. Instead, they have pictures of trucks, planes and ships.