Tibetans worldwide protest at Chinese embassies on Human Rights Day. Taiwanese exhibit honors 166 Tibetans who sacrificed themselves for freedom, highlighting the tragic act.
Ho Tsung-hsun’s exhibit honors 166 Tibetans who performed the ultimate act of self-sacrifice in protest of Chinese Communist Party rule, with 166 works of calligraphy.
Tibetans To Protest Chinese Embassies
On Sunday, Tibetans around the world will be protesting outside Chinese embassies around the world to mark International Human Rights Day. However, as there is no Chinese Embassy in democratic Taiwan, the Dalai Lama Foundation will exhibit 166 works of calligraphy by Ho Tsung-hsun. Along with this, prayers and chants from five Buddhist teachers will honor the “heroes and martyrs” of the Tibetan resistance movement instead.
Art as a Form of Historical Record
Calligraphic inscriptions have been used since ancient times to record important events, whether on stone steles or on paper. Ho hopes that his imitation of ancient scrolls will pay due respect to the people who burned in the ultimate act of self-sacrifice. Tibetan government-in-exile’s envoy to Taiwan, Kelsang Gyaltsen, said he was moved by Ho’s tribute.
Ho’s Exhibit
Ho’s exhibit will display 166 records of self-immolation by Tibetans using paper and a calligraphic style that matches the style of ancient official records. Each piece is 34 cm in length and 18.5 cm wide. Every one of the 166 self-immolators, who include elderly in their 80s, 16-year-old students, high-ranking Buddhist teachers, or Rinpoche, monks, nuns, students, and women, is given equal weighting in the exhibit, with a word limit of 43 to 46 words each.
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