The Chinese Realm:
Regions -Xizang

• Physical
• Cultural
• Historical
• Economic

Physical

• sparsely populated - only about 2 million people [checumene] [eapopden]
• harsh environment [chclimat]
• Highland China: average elevation: 15,000 ft. [chregphy] [chelev] [chmtn ]
• some valleys below 7,000 ft.
• Llasa, the region's major city is located in valleys in southeast [chcities]

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Cultural

• Buddhism [chpeo]
• Buddhist religious leader: the Dalai Lama
• Tibetan language [chethnic]

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Historical

• Chinese "occupied" Tibet in 1720
• Manchu Dynasty 1644-1911[chempire]
• Tibet freed in late 1800s
• Communists reoccupied Tibet (Xizang) in 1950
• 1959 uprising "crushed" by Chinese military
  • Dalai Lama ousted
  • monasteries emptied
  • attempted to destroy Tibetan culture
• annexed in 1965 as Autonomous Region [chautreg]
• recently, some relaxation of tight control, but international campaign exists to "free Tibet".

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Economic

• mostly herding [chagric]

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