The Tibetan people have a long history and a richculture.They are distributed across the Tibet Autono-mous Region,mostly in Qinghai province and a partofSichuan,Gansu and Yunnan.They call themselves“Bod”and“Bodrigs.”Those living in Tibet are called“Bodpa”;those in western Sichuan,“Khampa”;thosein Qinghai,southern Gansu and northwestern Sichuan“Amdowa”;and those in northwestern Sichuan areknown as“Gyarongwa.”This shows that Tibetan cul-ture is widespread with regional differentiation.Theymaintain traditional rites of passage associated with The Tibetan people have a long history and a rich culture. They are distributed across the Tibet Autono-mous Region, mostly in Qinghai province and a part ofSichuan, Gansu and Yunnan.They call themselves “Bod” and “Bodrigs.” Those living in Tibet are Those in western Sichuan, “Khampa”; thosein Qinghai, southern Gansu and northwestern Sichuan “Amdowa”; and those in northwestern Sichuan areknown as “Gyarongwa.” This shows that Tibetan cul-ture is widespread with regional differentiation. Theymaintain traditional rites of passage associated with