Revised Information about Tibet

Sneha Shrestha

EN 191

Revised Information about Tibet:

Tibet which can be called China now, is an Asia country that lies between China and India. The capital city of Tibet is Lhasa. The average attitude of Tibet is 4,000 meters. [1] Though, Tibet is a Buddhist country, there are people who follow Muslim religion as well. Kashmir, Ladhak and Central Asian Turkic countries are the origin of Muslim in Tibet. [2] Dalai Lama is a respected person in Tibet. As many Asian countries, Tibet also value family and relatives. People live in join family. The main festival of Tibet is Loshar and people participate in the brith, marriage and death of their relatives. [2] Chinese culture has influenced a lot in Tibet. The males used to have long hair but due to Chinese influence they have started to cut their hair. Females’ usual tie their hair two plait and girls tie their hair one plait. Basically, the climate of Tibet is cold so, everyone wear thick clothes. [3] The economy of Tibet is dependent in agriculture. There are only certain crops that can be grown there like barley. Now, tourism has also become one of the major sectors of Tibetan economy. [4]

[1] Where is Tibet?,http://www.tibettravel.info/explore-tibet/location.html, October 21^st, 2009

[2] Culture, http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/tibet/culture.html, October 21^st, 2009

[3] Clothing, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_people#Clothing, October 21^st, 2009

[4] Economy, http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/tibet/economy.html, October 21^st, 2009