Tibet (Tibetan The Tibetan script is an abugida of Indic origin used to write the Tibetan language as well as the Dzongkha language, Denzongkha, Ladakhi language and sometimes the Balti language. The printed form of the script is called uchen script while the hand-written cursive form used in everyday writing is called umé script (Tibetan: དབུ་མེད: བོད་; Wylie The Wylie transliteration scheme is a method for transliterating the Tibetan script using only the letters available on a typical English language typewriter. It bears the name of Turrell Wylie, who described the scheme in an article A Standard System of Tibetan Transcription published in 1959. It has subsequently become a standard transliteration: bod, pronounced [pʰø̀ʔ]; Chinese Chinese or the Sinitic language (simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ; simplified Chinese: 华语; traditional Chinese: 華語; pinyin: Huáyǔ; simplified Chinese: 中国话; traditional Chinese: 中國話; pinyin: Zhōngguóhuà; or Chinese: 中文; pinyin: Zhōngwén) is a language family consisting of: 西藏; pinyin Pinyin , or more formally Hanyu pinyin (汉语拼音 / 漢語拼音), is currently the most commonly used romanization system for Standard Mandarin. Hanyu (汉语 / 漢語) means the Chinese language, and pinyin (拼音) means "phonetics", or more literally, "spelling sound" or "spelled sound". The system is now used: Xī Zàng) is a plateau region The Tibetan Plateau , also known as the Tibel-Qingai Plateau or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (Chinese: 青藏高原; Pinyin: Qingzang Gaoyuan) is a vast, elevated plateau in Central Asia covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province in China and Ladakh in Kashmir, India. It occupies an area of around 1,000 by 2,500 kilometers, and in Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the earth's total surface area and with approximately 4 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population, north of the Himalayas The Himalaya Range or Himalayas for short , meaning "abode of snow", is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name of a massive mountain system that includes the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and other, lesser, ranges that extend out from the Pamir Knot. It is home to the indigenous Tibetan people The Tibetan people are indigenous to Tibet and surrounding areas stretching from Central Asia in the North and West to Myanmar and China Proper in the East and India, Nepal and Bhutan to the south, and to some other ethnic groups such as Monpas The Monpa is currently one of the 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in China. Most Monpas live in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, with a population of 50,000, centered in the districts of Tawang and West Kameng. Around 25,000 Monpas can be found in the district of Cuona in the Tibet Autonomous Region, where they are known as Menba ( and Lhobas Lhoba is a term of obscure (though probably Tibetan) origin which has come to apply to a diverse amalgamation of Tibeto-Burman tribespeople living in and around "Pemako" (a region in Southeastern Tibet), including Mainling, Medog, Zayü counties of Nyingchi Prefecture and Lhünzê County of Shannan Prefecture. The term is largely, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese Predominantly Mahayana Buddhism and Taoism. Small Christian, Muslim, Xiantian, new religious minorities and a very tiny Jew number. Background of Confucianism and Chinese folk religion people. Tibet is the highest region on earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun. It is the fifth largest of the eight planets in the solar system, and the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in terms of diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World, the Blue Planet,[note 3] and Terra.[note 4], with an average elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, often the mean sea level. Elevation, or geometric height, is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth's surface, while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface, such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft). It is sometimes referred to as the roof of the world The name was first applied to the Pamirs. The British explorer John Wood, writing in 1838, described Bam-i-Duniah as a "native expression" (presumably Wakhi), and it was used for the Pamirs In Victorian times and in older encyclopedias:.[1]
During Tibet's history Tibetan history, as it has been recorded, is particularly focused on the history of Buddhism in Tibet. This is partly due to the pivotal role this religion has played in the development of Tibetan, Mongol, and Manchu cultures, and partly because almost all native historians of the country were Buddhist monks, it has existed as a region of separate sovereign areas, a single independent entity[2] and as a part of successive Chinese dynasties. Tibet was first unified under King Songtsän Gampo Songtsän Gampo was the founder of the Tibetan Empire (Tibetan: Bod; Chinese: 吐蕃, Tubo/Tufan), by tradition held to be the thirty-third ruler in his dynasty. In the Chinese records his name is given as Qizonglongzan in the 7th century The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian/Common Era. At various times from the 1640s until 1950s, a government nominally headed by the Dalai Lamas The Dalai Lama is a lineage of religious officials of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. "Lama" is a general term referring to Tibetan Buddhist teachers. In religious terms, the Dalai Lama is believed by his devotees to be the rebirth of a long line of tulkus, who have chosen to be reborn in order to enlighten others. The Dalai Lama is, a line of spiritual leaders, ruled a large portion of the Tibetan region. During most of this period, the Tibetan administration was subordinate to the Chinese empire of the Qing Dynasty The Qing Dynasty , also known as the Manchu Dynasty, was the last ruling dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 (with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917). It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic.
In 1913 the 13th Dalai Lama In 1878, he was recognized as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. He was escorted to Lhasa and given his pre-novice vows by the Panchen Lama, Tenpai Wangchuk, and named "Ngawang Lobsang Thupten Gyatso Jigdral Chokley Namgyal". In 1879, he was enthroned at the Potala Palace, but did not assume political power until 1895, after he had expelled Qing's The Qing Dynasty , also known as the Manchu Dynasty, was the last ruling dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 (with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917). It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic representatives and troops from Tibet.[3] While the expulsion was seen as an assertion of Tibetan autonomy,[4] Tibet's proclaimed independence was not accepted by the government of China The Republic of China was formally established in 1912 in Nanjing under the provisional Constitution of the Republic of China but this government was moved to Beijing in the same year and continued as the internationally recognized government of China until 1928. In the history of the Republic of China, there have been several governments. The, nor did Tibet receive foreign diplomatic recognition.[5]
Following a decisive battle at Chamdo in 1950, the Communist Party of China The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and the ruling political party of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the world's largest political party. While not a governing body recognized by the PRC's constitution, the Party's position as the supreme political authority and power in the PRC gained control of central and western Tibet (the area then controlled by the Dalai Lama, nowadays TAR The Tibet Autonomous Region , also called Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibetan: ; Wylie: Bod-rang-skyong-ljongs; simplified Chinese: 西藏自治区; traditional Chinese: 西藏自治區; pinyin: Xīzàng Zìzhìqū, literally: "western depository" derived from the Chinese name for Ü-Tsang (simplified Chinese: 卫藏; traditional Chinese: ). The next year the 14th Dalai Lama Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: ལྷ་མོ་དོན་འགྲུབ་; Wylie: Lha-mo Don-'grub; Chinese: 拉莫顿珠) (6 July 1935 in Taktser, in a part of Amdo, northeastern Tibet, then recently incorporated into Qinhai), is the 14th Dalai Lama, a spiritual leader revered among the people of Tibet. He is and his government signed the Seventeen Point Agreement and then in 1959, he together with a group of Tibetan leaders and followers fled to India and set up the Government of Tibet in Exile. Beijing and the Government-in-exile disagree over when Tibet became a part of China, and whether the incorporation into China of Tibet is legitimate according to international law International law is the term commonly used for referring to the system of implicit and explicit agreements that bind together sovereign states in adherence to recognized values and standards. It differs from other legal systems in that it primarily concerns states rather than private citizens. However, the term "international law" can (see Tibetan sovereignty debate)[6]. Since what constitutes Tibet Tibet, a historical plateau region in Central Asia, today under the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China and administered as the Tibet Autonomous Region is subject to many definitions and controversy over its function and boundaries as a country and what territorial claim it imposed is a matter of much debate (see map, right), neither its size nor population are simple matters of fact, due to various entities claiming differing areas as part of "Tibet".
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After flying to Lhasa, Tibet , the group took a bus to base camp. The group climbed from 11000 to 17000 feet, which was too fast, Elizabeth Boisson said. ...
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The Chinese authorities in . Tibet. Autonomous Regions ('TAR') has decided to launch a new Strike Hard campaign ahead of the 60th Anniversary of the National Day Celebration (starting 1 October) according to the official report posted ...
Q. Who came up with this law? Why only in Tibet and not in the rest of China? and why force people to take an organized tour and not let them explore the place freely?
Asked by TheCurious - Wed Jul 1 01:59:02 2009 - - 5 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Because the Chinese government view Tibet as a sensitive area. They don't want people freely going around the area, By putting them on a tour they are somewhat controlled.
Answered by unknown - Wed Jul 1 03:08:39 2009
