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Praying Wheels in a Tibetan Temple

Episode 7: Tibet

For our seventh episode, we head to Tibet. A region on the Western reaches of China, commonly referred to as the last frontier, the roof of the world. 
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Traveling to Tibet FAQs and Tips

Here are answers to your frequently asked questions related to travel to China's Tibetan Autonomous Region.
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Girl praying at an ancient temple

Update from the Field: Travel to Tibet

For the past four years, Tibet experiences a hiatus in tourism during the spring.  As we are moving to the end of May, Tibet is slowly opening up again to travelers.  Currently, permits to the...
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Man enjoying his tea

China’s East and West get closer with new Shanghai-Lhasa tourism agreement

China’s East and West get closer with new Shanghai-Lhasa tourism agreement. In eastern China, it’s easy to think that the country’s provinces to the West – namely Tibet, Xinjiang, and Qinghai – are a world...
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Candles in a Buddhist temple

Frog discovery reveals secrets of Tibet’s creation

Who needs a time machine when you’ve got frogs? Secrets of the development of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau have recently been revealed to us by Popeye-forearmed frogs whose evolutional divergences coincide with major...
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Candles in a Buddhist temple

On the Road: WildChina’s Nellie Connolly explores Tibet

Electric blue skies and majestic mountains were a wonderful welcome as I stepped off the plane in Lhasa, Tibet. In early May, as the Manager of Training and Quality Control, I was sent to Lhasa...
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