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China Shuts Down Prominent Tibetan Girls School, Sparking Cultural Concerns
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Moneycontrol•18-10-2026, 18:05
China Shuts Down Prominent Tibetan Girls School, Sparking Cultural Concerns
- •The Prairie Talent Girls School, a prominent Tibetan educational institution established in 2005, closed permanently on August 27, 2026.
- •Founded by Venerable Ragya Jigme Gyaltsen in Golog, Qinghai, the school empowered girls from nomadic communities by combining modern education with traditional Tibetan learning.
- •The institution served as an important center for preserving Tibetan cultural heritage, teaching Tibetan language, Buddhism, science, medicine, and traditional arts.
- •Authorities had previously taken over the school and renamed it Ragya Town Girls Middle School under a privately run, publicly funded arrangement.
- •The closure comes shortly before the school's 21st anniversary and follows the shutdown of another vocational school founded by Ragya Jigme Gyaltsen in July 2024.
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The Prairie Talent Girls’ School permanently closed on August 27, 2026. It was originally established in 2005 by the renowned Tibetan monk and educator Venerable Ragya Jigme Gyaltsen.
The school combined modern education with traditional Tibetan learning, offering a curriculum that included Tibetan language, Buddhism, science, Tibetan medicine, traditional arts, crafts, thangka painting, and computer studies.
Prior to this closure, the award-winning Jigme Gyaltsen Nationalities Vocational School, also founded by Ragya Jigme Gyaltsen, was shut down on July 12, 2024, after operating for nearly three decades.
