The most famous scenic spots here include the “ Summer Waterfall and Winter Ice - Fall , ” the Rigyimu Co Lake and the giant cyView of Bayi Town press forest . At about 40 kilometres to the southeast of Bayi Town , the Bangna Village ...
This groundbreaking book explores China's efforts to assimilate Tibet, in the process rewriting Tibetan history to conform to Beijing's goals.
According to a Qing official stationed in Bebitang ( Jingxi ) , “ S. O'Connor sent cavalrymen to escort him ” ( Ya Hanzhang : Biography of the Panchen Erdeni , p.212 ) Zhang Yingtang , the Qing Imperial Commissioner , was then in India ...
An important new study by a leading Tibetan scholar of the historical Sino-Tibetan relationship - traditionally two rival and interlocked states.
China's Tibet
Clearly written and carefully argued, this book will become the definitive source for anyone seeking an understanding of the Tibet Question during this dangerous turning point in its turbulent history.
Presents a comprehensive history of the country, from its beginnings in the seventh century, to its rise as a Buddhist empire in medieval times, to its conquest by China in 1950, and subsequent rule by the Chinese.
Despite great interest in Tibet worldwide, Spoiling Tibet is the first book that investigates mining at the roof of the world. A unique, authoritative guide through the torrent of online posts, official propaganda and exile speculation.
Gray Tuttle reveals the surprising role Buddhism and Buddhist leaders played in the development of the modern Chinese state and in fostering relations between Tibet and China from the Republican period (1912-1949) to the early years of ...
This work brings together responses to a booklet published by the Chinese government in 1989, which sought to counter criticism of their occupation of Tibet.
"This authoritative view of the history and culture of Tibet comes at a time when this ancient land is in danger of losing its identity under Chinese rule. In a...