The Tibetan people are indigenous to Tibet and surrounding areas stretching from Central Asia in the North and West to Myanmar and India, Nepal and Bhutan to the south. In the east within China, the Tibetan are mainly distributed in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces, and most of them live on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau over 4,000 m altitude.
Numbering 5.4 million, the Tibetan are the 10th largest of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.
Friday, May 14, 2010
The Tibetan People
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tibet - My Dream Place to Go on Earth
Tibet, the Roof of the World, is a place full of mysteries.
One day, I will go to Tibet to visit its Tibetan people, culture, history, with my own eyes.
One day, I will go to Tibet to visit its Tibetan people, culture, history, with my own eyes.
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Tibet,
Tibetan,
Tibetan culture
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