People living on the Tibetan plateau, such as Tibetans, Monpas, Lhopas and Moslems, have their own ways of living, marriage, burial or other ceremonies.

Tibetans call themselves ' Bodpas' who mainly engage in agriculture, animal husbandry and handicrafts

Tsampa (barley flour), beef, mutton, butter tea and barley beer are the main food and drinks.

As for clothing, Tibetans wear cloaks made of woollen fabrics or lambskins. They love ornaments and women wear striped aprons.

Festivals in Tibet are in variety among which the grandest being the Tibetan New Year followed by others such as "Wangkor" Festival and horse races. For the dead, sky burial, water burial, cremation and stupa burial, are in practice but the sky burial is the most popular of them all.

Nomads and people living in remote areas depend their transportation on yaks, donkeys, horses and yakskin boats. Tibetans don't have surnames. Their names consist of four or two syllables chiefly adopted meanings from Buddhist ideas.

Tibetans are extremely religious and appreciate foreigners to follow a few simple customs: always walk clockwise around temples, religious sites and within monasteries. Take off hats when visiting monasteries. Don't smoke. Don't place books, religious or otherwise on the floor. Donations left on alters or donation boxes in the larger monasteries will be controlled by the Chinese authorities. Donations of money, clothing, film, books and food, can be given directly to the monks or nuns and will be much appreciated.