Shannan，Tibet Autonomous Region， is known as the place where Tibetan Opera was born. Tashi Choten Village in Shannan has been placed one of the second group of national-level tourist （地区） in China. （千） of tourists go there every year.
Tibetan Opera is an （古老的） art, which has a high cultural value. People （把. . . . . . 视为） it as "the living fossil" of Tibetan culture. （记录） show that Tibetan Opera is at least 400 years older than the Peking Opera. The （美丽） of the opera mixes Tibetan stories, folk songs, dance and others. As an important part of Tibetan culture, Tibetan Opera is often performed at important Tibetan festivals such as the Tibetan New Year.
（现今）, Tashi Choten Village is known as "the first Tibetan Opera village". With a history of 600 years, the Tashi Sholpa School of Tibetan Opera is the oldest school of its kind.
In recent years, Tashi Choten Village has changed a lot. For example, a large Tibetan （培训） school has been set up in the village's cultural square. The school wants to （介绍） the Tashi Sholpa School of Tibetan Opera to tourists. Villagers hope that more people- （尤其） young ones-will learn about the culture. They also hope that Tibetan Opera can be brought into the daily lives of the people and passed down.
