Life on the Tibetan plateau

Like the rest of humanity, the Tibetans are looking for a path to modernity which allows them to preserve their identity, language, culture, traditions and religion.

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Travelling to Tibet

Fascinating Tibet

Travelling to Tibet is certainly one of the most fascinating experiences on earth.

Hotels in the Tibetan areas

In recent years,Tibetans have become more and more active in the tourism sector; many of them have opened hotels in order to benefit from the current boom in this field.

Welcome to the Hotel Tibetan Incense in Taktsang Lhamo (Sichuan province)

What makes the Hotel Tibetan Incense in Taktsang Lhamo so special is the fact that it is owned and managed by a monk. The generated income is used to support monks from poor families.

Tibetan society

Women in Tibetan society

Many Western specialists and even Chinese intellectuals praise the Tibetan society for its tradition of granting equal rights to women. However, the reality on the ground is generally quite different.

Development in the Tibetan areas

Have Tibetans benefited from recent economic development?

Even though development was initially driven mainly by Han and Hui Chinese, Tibetans are more and more active in setting up businesses.

The educational system and development in Tibet

The Tibetan monasteries play an important role not only in economic development, but also in education. The complementarity between the public and monastic schools is certainly a major asset.

Writing Tibetan on computers and smart phones

Even though Tibetan keyboards are available on most (but not all) systems, the problem of computer literacy in Tibetan is far from being solved.

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Maps of Tibet

The Tibetan areas in Asia

The various regions inhabited by Tibetans have each a different history, but they all share two common points: high altitude and Tibetan Buddhism.

Map of Tibet

This map shows the topology, rivers, political structure and infrastructure of the Tibetan areas in China.

Map of the Tibetan areas in Asia

In many other Asian countries than in China, there are areas which are traditionally inhabited by ethnic Tibetans.