Thang-ga(唐卡）is a special kind of painting .It was found only in Tibet,China. It started from the Tang Dynasty(唐朝). Thang-ga paintings show Tibetan people's lives. In recent years, Tang-ga paintings have caught the public's attention .At the same time,the Chinese government has also tried hard to protect the art.

    The color of Tang-ga paintings looks wonderful and special. Because of the special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists, the paints(颜料) used in Thang-ga are different from other paints. They were made from minerals like gold and silver, as well as some plants. The paints were made by hand and the beautiful colors could last(持续)for hundreds of years.

    However, with the development of technology, people now use cheaper and more easily-made chemicals to make Thang-ga paints. The traditional paints used in Thang-ga paintings took a lot of work and they were made in many secret ways. Later people stopped making the paints and forgot about them. So the skills needed to make them were almost lost. The traditional Thang-ga paintings are difficult to find now.

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①In ancient(古代) China, people have three names: their family name, given name and courtesy name(字).

②Take the famous poet Li Bai as an example. His family name is Li, his given name is Bai and his courtesy name is Taibai.

③People use their given names when they are with their family or friends. And your elders like your grandparents and parents call your given name at home. But in the workplace, people use their courtesy names.

④Men get their courtesy names when they are 20 years old while women at 15 years old.

⑤People's courtesy names have something to do with their given names. For example, Zhuge Liang's given name is Liang. It means "bright". His courtesy name is Kongming. And the meaning is "very bright".

The horse﹣face skirt，or mamianqun in Chinese holds a very unique position in China's 1 clothing culture. This skirt can give us a taste of the2 of ancient Chinese clothing. In the General History of Chinese Clothing，the horse﹣face skirt is3 as follows，"There are folds（褶） on both sides；the skirt door and back are4 with patterns（图案），and there is the skirt waist and lace（系带） upon it. "

The horse﹣face skirt5 appeared in the Song Dynasty and grew popular during the Ming Dynasty，from the royal family 6 ordinary people.7 ，according to different celebrations，the material，pattern and color of horse﹣face skirts were also 8 . 

The horse﹣face skirt in the Ming Dynasty was simple in9 and pattern. In the Qing Dynasty，the horse﹣face skirt gradually had elegance（精美）. The colors became richer and patterns became more and more colorful，10 the outer skirt door. People added many good symbolic patterns on the outer skirt door，11 flowers，birds and butterflies. Besides，this overlapping（重叠的） design leaves openings（留下开口） in the12 and back of the skirt，making 13 very suitable for horse﹣riding. 

In the 14 of experts and people in the fashion industry，traditional Chinese clothing，represented by the horse﹣face skirt，is an important symbol of Chinese civilization 15 has influenced Western fashion for many years.