Chen Dan was a graduate from the Department of Journalism of the China School of Journalism and Communication， and furtHered Her study of the Chinese culture in Tsinghua University. She went to cover the cultura! activities in Tibet for a dozen times， and once stayed in Lhasa for over a year. Her experience made it possible for her to write good books or articles on Tibetan culture. Beginning in 2009， sHe wrote for China's Tibet magozine columns of Tibet Handicrafts and Tibctan Arr Collectors. Cashingin on her stay and work in Tibet， she has taken thousands of photos ofgreat value， and many of these were used for her works which run to somemillion wor'ds. Her illustrated works aiready published include? Tibetan murals，Arts and Crafts Unique to the Snowland， Tibetarz， Hanclicrafts and Ancient Road for Tea-Horse Trade-Places Covered by Caravans.