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    Traditional Archery Lesson

    རི་བོ་ཇིཀྲུ་ཌེཀ
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    Archery is the national sport of the country and is prominent throughout the nation. Initially in the past, archery was used as a weapon during wars and also for hunting purposes. The bow and arrows then were made of bamboo. Today archery is played as a game and is popular among the adults. Compound bow and arrows have taken over the traditional bamboo set. Nonetheless, there are also a lot of people still using traditional bamboo bow and arrows. Therefore, there are also many traditional archery tournaments organized every year in order to preserve the tradition.

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