China’s Tibet Autonomous Region launched Democratic Reform in 1959 and since then, great changes have taken place all around Tibet in politics, economy, culture, lifestyle and so on. ?Tibetans together with other ethnic groups have made great progress in this snowy plateau and what does this region look like now? We choose large numbers of articles written by famous journalists from all over the world, let them tell you a true Tibet through their own experience in Tibet…  
Foreigners get new view of Tibetan regions
by: | 2009-03-13 09:25:00 | From:Xinhua
Shangri-La, capital of the Tibetan autonomous prefecture of Diqing in southwest China's Yunnan Province, has long been called "sun and moon in heart" for its snow-capped mountains, luminous lakes, broad pastures and diverse flora and fauna. "What I saw here is quite different from what the Western media reported," said Mark Hiew, an Australian freelance writer, who visited a number of monasteries in Tibetan regions in 2007. Hiew visited Labrang Monastery in Gansu, Langmu Monastery in Sichuan and Taer Monastery in Qinghai. "I watched monks chanting and local people coming to pray. They wore traditional clothes, prayed and visited temples seemingly of their own free will. Although I do not understand their language, I was moved by the atmosphere," he said.
Korean reporter: Lhasa's progress far beyond imagination
by: | 2009-03-12 10:01:00 | From:Xinhua
Lhasa's progress is far beyond imagination, Chang Sejeong, chief of Korea Central Daily's China Bureau, told People's Daily in Beijing Tuesday. "I went to Tibet for the first time last June. I was so excited to see such a least-polluted natural environment and such a blue sky. Despite altitude sickness, I think it is worthwhile for me to have this chance to enjoy Tibet's purely natural beauty myself." "As a plateau city with an altitude of thousands of meters, Lhasa, though less developed than Beijing and Shanghai, has grown more rapidly than I expected. There, the cell phone signal is as good as in any inland city. You can surf the Internet smoothly and enjoy good sanitary conditions." "We were invited to herdsmen's families of Lhasa. They all lived in newly-built houses with modern facilities."
French traveler: Tibetans are free, happy, sincere
by: | 2009-03-09 11:23:00 | From:Xinhua
Monmar Francis, a travel lover, still has a fresh memory of his Tibet visit. "Drive-travel in Tibet is impressive and miraculous, " he said in a recent interview with People's Daily in Orbais, France. "I'm a man living on wheels to travel the world. I'm 72 years old this year. Before 50, I had worked hard to make money and I retired at 53. Since then, I've been on the road to viewing and measuring the world by driving. So far, I've toured 60-odd countries already by driving a recreational vehicle (RV) modified from a jeep. And I think drive-travel in China's Tibet is the most impressive and miraculous." "In 2000, a group of 35 retired old men from all over France drove 17 RVs to visit China. I clearly remember that a red-carpet opening ceremony was held for us in Paris on March 20."
Spanish Tibetologist: 'What I see and hear in Tibet differs from Dalai Lama's propaganda"'
by: | 2009-03-08 14:47:00 | From:Xinhua
"What I have seen and heard in Tibet completely differed from the distorted propaganda by the Dalai Lama," a renowned Spanish Tibetologist has said. The March 14 riot in Lhasa , involving violent crimes against people and property, was premeditated and masterminded by followers of the Dalai Lama, Inaki Preciado Idoeta said. "But the Dalai Lama neither made an apology for the riot nor condemned those who perpetrated the violence," said Precidao Idoeta, one of the first Spanish diplomats to China. Commenting on Dalai Lama's accusation that the Chinese government has destroyed the Tibetan culture and language and the Tibetan people have no freedom of religion, he said that was an excuse used by the Dalai Lama to split the country.
US PhD student's romance with Tibet
by: | 2009-03-05 16:46:00 | From:People's Daily
A PhD Candidate of University of California-Los Angeles Heddabo Caiji told about her romance with Tibet in an interview by People's Daily in Los Angeles Tuesday. When I was doing research in Korea in 2000, I went to a performance of Tibetan Ethnic Arts Troupe. I was attracted by the wonderful shows and a handsome artist Kajam. He's from Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province. After the performance, we kept in touch with each other and gradually I fell in love with this young Tibetan man." "One year later, I went to Gannan. For the first time, I was able to have a close touch with the Tibetan culture. Kajam lived in a big family, with everything neat in yurt. All his family members were open-minded and very friendly to me."
Japanese reporter tells you a real Tibet
by: | 2009-03-04 10:51:00 | From:People's Daily
Japanese reporter Serita Shinichiro of Kyodo News Agency received an interview Monday by People's Daily about his journey to Tibet. "In Tibetan Autonomous Shannan Prefecture, I met an old man, 73, who was a serf 50 years ago. Speaking of the present life, the old man said with a smile: "I was cruelly abused before Tibet's peaceful liberation. Thanks to the Chinese Communist Party, I've been able to lead a happy life today.' " "In this January, the second annual session of the ninth Regional People's Congress approved the bill to designate March 28 as the serfs Emancipation Day, to mark the date on which about one million serfs in Tibet were freed 50 years ago. "It's evident that what painstaking efforts the Chinese government has made to eliminate the serfdom."
 
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