debate

Monks debating at Sera Monastery

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May 25th 2006
It has always been a dream of mine to visit Tibet although I was almost put off when I visited Dharamsala, the current home of the Dalai Lama. I heard conflicting stories from Tibetans about the influence of the Chinese in Tibet; some good, some bad. Yet as I flew over the snowcovered mountains and into Lhasa airport I almost cried at the stark beauty of the country and the realisation that I was ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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