The city of Lhasa, once the heart of Tibetan civilisation and the spiritual seat of the Dalai Lama, has been systematically ...

The Silk Road's history took a sudden turn after archaeologists discovered a series of hidden cities beneath Uzbekistan's ...

A Vietnamese traveler embarked on a journey to Mount Kailash to complete the Kora, a ritual of circling its base, overcoming ...

Second, under the terms of your Tibet permit, you are not allowed to travel outside of Lhasa independently. There are seven regions in Tibet, but the ones with the most attractions (and the areas ...

Here is a look at the life of his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Buddhist spiritual leader of the people of Tibet. Personal Birth date: July 6, 1935 Birth place: Taktser, Amdo, Eastern T ...

Photo courtesy of Brian Offenther (For this China total, he does not include Taiwan, and says the final “x” he hopes to place on China’s map is Xinjiang ... stayed in a tourist hotel in Lhasa, and ...

March 17, 1959 – Goes into exile; leaves Lhasa for India dressed as a soldier ... it is reportedly a “map of emotions” that aims to help people find inner peace. June 15, 2016 – Meets ...

The archive note continues: “In Pomei, which claimed to be independent of Lhasa, the Chinese killed every one of importance ... To make things worse, the Chinese had printed maps showing their claimed ...