Tibet Autonomous Region

... at ethnic communities in SW China (Sechuan and Yunnan Provinces). We also traveled to Lhasa in the Tibetan Autonomous Region. As the Director of International Education at Colorado State University I appreciate the opportunity to learn about regions ...

Officially within the Tibet Autonomous Region (T.A.R.) now, we've spent a few days in the bustling city of Chamdo before heading to more remote regions tomorrow. Last week we spent a few days backpacking in Kawakarpo Ri, similar to a National Park in the ...

... it fluently!   TIBET FACTS Official Name: Xizang Zizhiqu Short form: Xizang International  long form: Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) International short form: Tibet Etymological: the name Tibet is derived from the Sanskrit word Trivistapa ...

... by another pilgrim. Already in Lhasa we have met many great people and are making a full itinerary for our time in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Today we (Kristen, Anne & Alex from Austria, and I) took a bus to Tsurphu Monastery - the main seat in Tibet ...

... over China. In 1959 there were 2,700 monasteries and temples in Tibet, by 1978 there were just 8 in the redefined Tibetan autonomous region. The vice premier Zhou Enlai ordered the protection of the Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple, which were mostly ...

... " border with China and from there by jeep over several 5000+ meter passes to Lhasa, the capital of TAR, the Tibetan Autonomous Region, sightseeing, breakfast and lodging. The travelagent tells us we will be picked up at our hotel at 4.30 am. And ...

... the "roof of the world." First of all, the government of China does not allow independent foreign travel in the Xizang Autonomous Region. Foreigners are not allowed to enter monasteries or temples without a guide, cannot use public transport or any means ...

... was picked up at the hotel in the morning and driven to the Friendship Bridge to cross the border into China and the Autonomous Region Tibet. I changed driver and guide here and got some Tibetans in stead. I don't think I would have been able to cross ...

... . I must conclude that the Tibet Permit was not necesary, but I guess just a way of controlling foreigners' access to this autonomous region. I don't know if I would have come without it, but nobody has ever asked to see it. We leave tomorrow for ...

... Xiahe, which is home to Labrang, the largest Gelupka (Yellow Hat) Tibetan Buddhist monastery outside of the autonomous region that we now know as Tibet. Arriving at an altitude of 2900 meters, I learn that my trusty backpack feels about 100lbs heavier ...

... thousands of pilgrims with their best clothes, hats and jewels coming a long way from all over the country (I mean the SAR : Special Autonomous Region) to visit the holy city. This part of the city keep up with the good Tibetan spirit - no Chinese ...

I'm curious about this autonomous region of ...

... . I've been harping at members of our group each time one of them asks if we're in Tibet yet (coming up to the Tibet Autonomous Region border) that we've been in Tibet since Xiahe, but that we've only yesterday entered the zone designated as the TAR as a ...

Ok, got to Lhasa, in the Tibet Autonomous Region yesterday on the plane from Chengdu. Lhasa is wonderful and interesting. The pace of life is laid-back and relaxed, a very nice place to take a vacation. The population of Lhasa is about 250 thousand; ...

... acting up, and one of the workers didn't want us (computer geeks with more combined computer experience than the entire Tibet Autonomous Region) fixing them. ;) Tomorrow should be an easy travel day - 1.5 hours to Nam Tso lake where we will spend the ...

... . We headed back for an early night with plenty of food for thought. I had a feeling I might come out of the Tibet Autonomous Region with a very different viewpoint than the one I had arrived with. Our first stop after an early breakfast at the hotel was ...

The Dali Lhama's Potala Palace - pilgramage around the Jokhang Temple... prayer wheels, incense and the pevading smell of yak... yak butter, yak milk, yak ...

... as an important religious center for the Yellow Hat sect of Buddhists. Lhasa: Lhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, and is the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau after Xining. Having an altitude of 3,490 ...

... . According to the World Monuments Fund, there are 250 stone towers “spread throughout Sichuan Province and the Tibet Autonomous Region. These monumental structures were built from a combination of cut stone, brick, and timber, and appear in several ...

... a clear picture of the trajectory Beijing believes will be successful in Tibet. Nearly all journalists remain barred from the Tibet Autonomous Region, but these border areas can reveal a lot about what's going on there. This area was dubbed Shangri-La in ...

... ve seen, but without revealing too much of the soul-searching which has accompanied it! Lhasa - regional capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and former capital of the Tibetan nation - is a remarkable place. Firstly, there's the ...