Ancient Craft, Modern Innovation Chinese furniture experienced a ze-nith in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)with both designs and functions per-fected. In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Tashi Lhamo, 40, is not a Lhasa na-tive. Her parents, both illiterate, ekedout a living by growing barley in a smalltown at the border between Tibet andSiehuan Province, and the child helpedsupplement