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The 1959 Tibetan uprising (also known by other names) began on 10 March 1959, when a revolt erupted in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, which had been under the effective control of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since the Seventeen Point Agreement was reached in 1951. [2] The initial uprising occurred amid general Chinese-Tibetan tensions ...
Lhasa, officially the Chengguan District of Lhasa City, is the inner urban district of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Southwestern China. [4] Lhasa is the second most populous urban area on the Tibetan Plateau after Xining and, at an altitude of 3,656 metres (11,990 ft), Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world .
Woeser, a quarter Han Chinese and three quarters Tibetan, was born in Lhasa. Her grandfather, Chinese, was an officer in the Nationalist Army [clarification needed] of the Kuomintang and her father was a high rank Army officer in the People's Liberation Army. [3] When she was very young, her family relocated to the Kham area of western Sichuan ...
203-400 (per CTA and Dalai Lama) The 2008 Tibetan unrest, also referred to as the 2008 Tibetan uprising in Tibetan media, [2] was a series of protests and demonstrations over the Chinese government 's treatment and persecution of Tibetans. Protests in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, by monks and nuns on 10 March have been viewed as the start of ...
Prostitution in Tibet is thought to have existed for centuries. Testimonies of its existence were provided by outside visitors in the first half of the twentieth century. According to the British writer Christopher Hale, due to the practice of polyandry in Tibet, many women were unable to find a husband and moved to villages and towns, where they fell into prostituti
Lhasa Tibetan [a] ( Tibetan: ལྷ་སའི་སྐད་, Wylie: Lha-sa'i skad, THL: Lhaséké, ZYPY: Lasägä ), or Standard Tibetan, is the Tibetan dialect spoken by educated people of Lhasa, the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. [2] It is an official language of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Belgian and French. Known for. Writing on Tibet. Alexandra David-Néel (born Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David; 24 October 1868 – 8 September 1969) was a Belgian–French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer. [a] [b] [c] She is most known for her 1924 visit to Lhasa, Tibet, when it was forbidden to ...
With their deep-rooted history and distinct appearance, Lhasa Apso puppies make for a fascinating pet. Originally from Tibet, these small dogs served as sentinels in monasteries and noble houses.