Tibet

= = = = = This is Tibet's national flag.=

= = =__//Tibet- A nation currently being colonized by the Chinese//__= = = == This man was captured then put into thumbcuffs which will cut off the circulation to his thumbs. This symbolizes what China has done to Tibet. [|Enslaved] = = = = = = =__//Capital//__=

[|Lhasa Tibet]

This is a photo of Tibet's capital Lhasa. Lhasa is the capital city of Tibet Autonomous Region and has long been the center of politics, economy, culture and religion in Tibet. Lhasa means "holy land" in Tibetan language. The history of city dates back to the 7th century AD, when the Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo conquered many tribes, united Tibet, transferred the capital from Yarlung to Lhasa, and established [|Tubo Regime]. The 11th[|] century had seen the Buddhism spreading widely and Lhasa became the center for many eminent and learned monks to preach the religion. In the time of the 7th Dalai Lama, a very famous palace,[| Norbulingkha], 2 kilometers away from the [|Potala Palace], was built. From then on, the ancient section of Lhasa city was formed, with Potala Palace as its center, [|Barkhor Street] and Norbulingkha Palace on both sides. Lhasa is one of the most charming cities in the country.

http://www.chinapictures.org/photo/travel/tibet/40106153546696/

http://en.tibet.cn/society/pop/t20050331_21389.htm
 * __Population:__** 2.7368 million by the end of 2004

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-71425/Tibet
 * __Type of Goverment:__** Before the Chinese occupation, Tibet had a theocratic government of which the Dalai Lama was the supreme religious and temporal head.

This is Tibet's current leader. The 14th Dalai Lama. Tenzin Gyatso

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