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25 Apr, 2008
China's central gov't department to meet with Dalai's private representative
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BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- China's central government department will meet with Dalai's private representative in the coming days, Xinhua learned from official sources on Friday.
"In view of the requests repeatedly made by the Dalai side for resuming talks, the relevant department of the central government will have contact and consultation with Dalai's private representative [...]
10 Jan, 2008
The Real Tibet
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The purest air and the bluest sky in the world. This is what I first saw in Tibet when I went there some 20 years ago.
Under the blinding sunshine were men wrapped up in sheep hides. With chest and arms exposed to the air, they chatted merrily with girls with deeply sun-tanned cheeks.
Out of my [...]
8 Jan, 2008
Tibet/XiZang from dynasty to republic
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BEIJING, April 9 -- Tibet is located in Southwest China. The people who lived there struck up links with the Han in the Central Plains long before the Christian era. Throughout centuries, the numerous tribes scattered across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau gradually developed into the Tibetan ethnic group.
By the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907), the Tibetans and [...]
7 Jan, 2008
Video - Tibet: The Truth
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Credits:
Chris D. Nebe
JJ Osbun
Mark Grabianowski
The West is trying to demonize China. Why? To ensure an upper-handed position economically, politically, and socially.
Too many harbor strong opinions about Tibet, yet know nothing more than the few slogans offered by the mass-media outlets.
The media screams:
"They killed innocent monks!" - but those "innocent" monks and other young hooligans killed [...]
6 Jan, 2008
Shopping at Tibet/XiZang
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1. What to buy
Popular things to buy here are carpets, daggers, jewelry, aprons and hats, all of which can be found in the famous Barkhor Street. The vendors on the street outside the Holiday Inn have basically the same range, but in smaller quantities and at higher prices. Besides this, plenty of department stores line [...]
5 Jan, 2008
Tibet/XiZang Family Planning
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Since the family planning program started in Tibet Autonomous Region from 1975, with attention of government, support of people and hard working of family planning workers, a series of working approach based on the situations of Tibet have been taken such as the program of integrating family planning with the maternal and child health care, [...]
4 Jan, 2008
Tibet/XiZang Population Situation
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1. Size and Distribution
By the end of 1997, total population in Tibet accounted 2.479 million. With diversity distribution, the most people live in rural areas, and less in cities and towns. Population of the Tibetan nationality takes over 90 percent, but that of the Han nationality and other ethnic groups is very little. Affected by [...]
3 Jan, 2008
Tibet/XiZang Travel Introduction
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Elevation extremes
Tibet, averaging more than 4,000 meters above sea level, forms the main part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and is well known as the "roof of the world." The Himalayas, ranging from east to west on the southern edge of the Tibet Plateau, run for 2,400 kilometers with an elevation of more than 6,000 meters. [...]
2 Jan, 2008
History of Tibet/XiZang
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In ancient times, the Tibetans on the plateau cultivated a close relationship with the Han and with other ethnic groups from the Chinese interior. In the 7th century, this relationship reached its peak when Srong-btsan Sgam-po (Songtsan Gambol, the king of the Tubo kingdom who ruled the Tibetan Plateau at that time twice sent envoys [...]
1 Jan, 2008
About Tibet/XiZang
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Population: 2.03 million
Urban population: 250,000
Capital: Lhasa
Major towns: Lhasa, Xigaze, Gyangze, Qamdo, Nyingchi, Gar
Nationalities: Tibetan (1.97 million), Han, Menba, Luoba, and Hui
Area: 1,200,000 square kilometers
Altitude:
over 4,000 meters on the whole; 8,848 meters at the peak of Qomolangma (Mount Everest)
Climatic features:
highland climate, with lower temperatures and less precipitation than most of China; thin atmosphere; long hours of [...]
