Bhutan

Bhutan preserves living Buddhist arts, fortress monastery building and distinctive textile weaving.

Building & habitat Textile & dress Spirituality & rites Food & cooking Games & sport

Knowledge in this place

Dzong fortress architecture

Dzong fortress architecture

Massive fortress-monasteries built without nails, combining administration and worship.

Building & habitat

Kira and gho weaving

Kira and gho weaving

Backstrap and frame weaving of the national dress with dense supplementary-warp patterns.

Textile & dress

Cham masked dance

Cham masked dance

Monastic masked dances performed at tsechu festivals to teach Buddhist stories.

Spirituality & rites

Ema datshi cuisine

Ema datshi cuisine

National dish of chillies stewed in yak or cow cheese, served with red rice.

Traditional archery

Traditional archery

National sport of long-distance archery with bamboo bows, song and team rivalry.