The Chinese Realm:
Regions -Xizang
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
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