PICTURE CHINA

Rural Tibet

November 21st, 2006 | Category: Rural China, Minority Groups, Tibet, Western China

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The Tibetan countryside is one of the most beautiful areas of China. Surrounded by awe-inspiring mountains and dotted with monasteries and holy lakes, it is in the rural areas that the Tibetan culture remains most intact.

Unfortunately, rural Tibet is also among the poorest areas of China with lower incomes and life expectancy than anywhere else in the country. One quarter of Tibetan counties cannot feed or clothe themselves, one third of children don’t go to school and the literacy rate is only 30 percent. Tibet relies heavily on Chinese aid, which had totaled more than 40 billion Yuan ($5 billion) since 1952.

Spread across thousands of villages and small towns, many rural Tibetans live much as they have for thousands of years. Despite the obvious hardship that their lives entail, most Tibetans remain warm and lively and a journey through rural Tibet reveals just how friendly the Tibetan people are.

10 Comments so far

  1. Julie December 14th, 2006 2:08 am

    Spectacular, great work Dan. Hope you’re doing well. Julie.

  2. Riki March 15th, 2007 4:04 pm

    Great travel with good shots.

  3. Sarah August 23rd, 2007 11:46 am

    I can almost feel that cool clear air. Beautiful images.

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  5. naisioxerloro November 28th, 2007 2:57 pm

    Hi.
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  6. RafetaumFomma December 18th, 2007 5:24 am

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  7. Fastridera December 18th, 2007 11:20 pm

    Zdraste
    ia vasha tetiao mesie’
    Good loom

  8. leary January 2nd, 2008 8:23 pm

    what a wonderful place.

    i visited the tinet for 2 years age.

    it is happy place.

    tibenian live a good lives.

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  10. dengan April 17th, 2008 4:43 am

    Great! I want to tibet

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