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Tibet Exiles Express Concern Over China's Killing of Protesters

Voice of America - Jan 25, 2012
January 25, 2012 Tibet Exiles Express Concern Over China's Killing of Protesters Kurt Achin | New Delhi Increasing violence between Chinese security forces and Tibetan protesters is raising alarm, just weeks before China's vice president is scheduled ...

Self-immolation as protest tactic rises in Tibet, Middle East

Christian Science Monitor - Jan 24, 2012
And in Tibet, desperation has clearly been the case, motiving a string of self-immolations despite a Buddhist reverence for life. Since riots against Chinese rule four years ago, Tibetans have suffered even harsher conditions.

Tibet: More Protesters Arrested As Tension Flares Up

UNPO - Jan 25, 2012
Chinese security forces have detained 7 laymen and a monk in a protest consisting of hundreds of Tibetans Tuesday afternoon [24 January 2012] in Golok Pema Dzong (Chinese: Baima County, Golog Tibetan autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai.) ...

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Lonely Planet Tibet

by: Bradley Mayhew, Michael Kohn, Daniel McCrohan
“Go to Tibet and see many places, as much as you can; then tell the world.” – His Holiness The Dalai Lama

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Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the Other China

by: Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
WINNER OF THE 2009 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL COOKBOOK AWARD

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A bold and eye-opening new cookbook with magnificent photos and unforgettable stories.

In the West, when we think about food in China, what usually comes to mind are the signature dishes of Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai. But beyond the urbanized eastern third of China lie the high open spaces and sacred places of Tibet, the Silk Road oases of Xinjiang, the steppelands of Inner Mongolia, and the steeply terraced hills of Yunnan and Guizhou.
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The Mount Kailash Trek: A trekker's and visitor's guide

by: Siân Pritchard Jones, Bob Gibbons
Isolated for centuries behind the Himalayas in Tibet is a mysterious and mythical mountain. Mount Kailash is 6714m (22,028ft) high. It is a mountain that captures the imagination and breathes sheer excitement into the soul. Kailash has for more than a thousand years been a central pilgrimage site for some of the world's major religions. It is sacred to Hindus, Buddhists, Bonpo and Jains from India.The guide provides all the essential planning information for the trip to one of the world's most remote regions, including travel into and within Tibet.
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Travelers' Tales Tibet: True Stories

Travelers' Tales Tibet is a collection of riveting tales from one of the most controversial and fascinating regions of the earth. Travel with world-renowned writers to this mythic land and enjoy a feast cooked by blowtorch on a high mountain pass, witness an ancient sky burial, rebuild an ancient monastery, make the pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash, work as an extra on a Chinese movie set, and visit the eternal home of the Dalai Lama, the Potala Palace. Travelers' Tales Tibet draws an unforgettable portrait of a magical country, its stunning culture, and unforgettable people.
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An Inconvenient Path - A Tibetan Short Film

An Inconvenient Path is the story of a pro independence Tibetan youth named Tashi. He faces the complexity and skepticism of current situation of Tibet, the enormous challenges from outside and within the Tibetan community and an unfortunate future possibility. Tashi's journey leads him to realize his means of how to regain freedom for his nation.

 

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Tibetan Language: Talk to New Arrivals from Tibet at the Bodh Gaya Kalachakra

His Holiness the Dalai Lama's talk to the newly arrived Tibetans from Tibet who are attending the Kalachakra Teachings in Bodh Gaya, India, on January 3, 2012.

 

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Russian Tibet Amazing Journey: Only Buddhist state in Europe

Kalmykia is a steppe region in the south of European Russia and the only European Buddhist republic. An international Buddhist festival is going to take place in a temple in the Kalmykia's capital, Elista. Monks are preparing a sand mandala. It is a palace that may serve a temporary abode for an enlightened deity. Colored marble sand is applied to the canvas through a cone-shaped tube. Follow the monks' white path on RT. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com

 

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Tibetan nun burns herself to death in China

A Tibetan nun has burned herself to death in southwestern China's Sichuan province. It is the 11th time this year that an ethnic Tibetan has set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese policies. But it is the first time such a protest has been staged outside of Tibet. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports.

 

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TIBET UNREST: Why have ten Tibetans set themselves on fire?

Disturbing video from the Free Tibet group allegedly shows a Tibetan Buddhist monk after he committed self-immolation in Ngaba (Aba). Report by Mark Morris. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com