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POSTED BY: loosepage on Jun 14, 2008
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Why Tibet?
Few people in the world are so distinctly defined by the kind of land they live in as the Tibetans. Tibetan national identity has not just been created by history, nor only by religion, but has its roots deep into he Tibetan land. These people have lived on the great Tibetan plateau, high above and apart from the rest of the world. This isolation brought peace, clean air, a healthy environment and almost all is bounded by their unique style of Buddhism. Dubbed as Shangri-la, everything changed when it was invaded by communist China in 1949/50. The struggle to resist this occupation and forced implementation of foreign policies has been on-going since and still goes on to this day. Show your concern, Come on in to this forum ...
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