In the famous bustling bazaar in Lhasa, Southwest China’s Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region lies Bakuo Street, known to Tibetans as the “Holy Road,” where visitors can see exquisite studios dedicated to the various schools of Thangka – traditional Tibetan Buddhist paintings on cotton or silk appliqué. At one studio, 48-year-old Thangka painter Phurbu Tsering is working on a new drawing attentively.