CGTN published this video item, entitled “My Tibet Story: My Lhasa diary” – below is their description.
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Traveling is an exciting thing, but it could also be a bit overwhelming, especially if you don’t know the local language or you happen to take a wrong turn and lose your way. It’s what happened to Alvaro Blanchard, a Spaniard who visited Tibet in 2010. Luckily, “Tibetans are really warm-hearted” as he put it, and he felt right at home. Alvaro got lost in Lhasa and did not know how to return to the hotel, but a local who spoke neither Spanish nor English offered help. During his trip, the traveler got the chance to see how thangkas are painted and bodhisattva statues are carved.
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In This Story: Tibet
Tibet is a region in East Asia covering much of the Tibetan Plateau spanning about 2,500,000 km2. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Tamang, Qiang, Sherpa and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people.
Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,380 m (14,000 ft). Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth’s highest mountain, rising 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) above sea level.
The Tibetan Empire emerged in the 7th century. At its height in the 9th century, the Tibetan Empire extended far beyond the Tibetan Plateau, from Central Asian’s Tarim Basin and the Pamirs in the west to Yunnan and Bengal in the southeast.
The region declared its independence in 1913 and maintained its autonomy until 1951. Today, China governs western and central Tibet as the Tibet Autonomous Region while the eastern areas are now mostly ethnic autonomous prefectures within Sichuan, Qinghai and other neighbouring provinces.
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