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Situated in southwest China, Tibet Autonomous Region is
also called ¡°Zang¡± for short. The region covers 1.2
million squarekilometers and has apopulation of 262
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which
includes Tibetan, Han Monba, Naxi, Lhoba and Hui.
The capital is Lhasa.
Being the main body of the Qing-hai-Tibet Plateau,
Tibet at an average elevation of over 4,000
meters in reputed as ¡°the Roof of the World¡±.
Loftly mountains ¨CTanggula in the north, the
Hilalayas in the south, Hengduan in the east,
Kunlun in the west and Nyainqentanglha and
Gangdise in the center ¨Cform the unique
topography of Tibet with their astonishing
heights. The land of |
snows is
crisscrossed by rivers. The Yarlung Zangbo, the
mightiest river of Tibet, cutting a foamy,
ferocious 2,091 kilometers course eastward in
the southern part of Tibetan Plateau, is
regarded as ¡°the Cradle of Tibet¡± or ¡°the Mother
River¡± by locals. Ensconced in tall mountains
and scattered on the vast land are also 1,500
lakes with a total area of more than 24,000
square kilometers or one third of the total area
of lakes in China.
Besides the spectacular sceneries, the long history and
unique
religious culture have bestowed Tibet colourful
folklore and customs and numerous culture
relics. Tibet possesses more than 2700 temples
among which the Potola Palace, Jokhong Monastery
and the Norbulinka are UNESCO ¨Cendorsed world
culture heritage sites. Main tourist cities are
Lhasa, Xigaze and Gyangze and so on.
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