Recently, the “From the Himalayas to the Renaissance - Sangjicairang Thangka Art Exhibition” opened at the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno in Florence, Italy. More than 100 guests from the cultural, artistic, academic and diplomatic communities of China and Italy gathered along the Arno River to witness the vibrant presentation of fine traditional Chinese culture in Europe. 　

The exhibition features 36 exquisite thangka paintings created and collected by Sangjicairang, an inheritor of Regong thangka painting techniques, a representative item of China’s national intangible cultural heritage, as well as 16 traditional gau amulet boxes, thangka painting tools and other precious exhibits.

Originating in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, Regong arts were inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.