The Rhythm of Bya Chu

Language: Tibetan.
From 2003, the Bon skor Tibetan Village Primary School (Guinan County,
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, PRC) has
periodically published The Rhythm of Byachu (bya chu'i 'gyur khugs )
with locally raised funds. However, this became insufficient,
threatening the end of the journal. Fortunately, in 2011 Mr. Philip
Jones generously provided 10,000RMB that allowed for the publication of
500 copies (in 2011) and for two more issues to be published in 2012 and
in 2013. In 2011, new editorship came to the journal.
The
journal includes non-political poetic and literary works, non-fiction
essays, and short stories translated from Chinese and English. A major
goal is to encourage students to study and write in Tibetan. Local
writers are encouraged to contribute their works to the publication. The
journal editorship hopes local people will take an interest in seeing
their children's works published and thus better realize the value of
education, thereby encouraging them to send their children to school
rather than keeping them at home to assist with animal husbandry,
farming, and other chores.