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700,000 people often exercise in Tibet

Nowadays, about 700,000 people (a quarter of the whole population) often do exercises in the Tibet Autonomous Region, sources from the statistics of the TAR Sports Bureau. With 79 elders over 100 years old, the local people are becoming more healthy and... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Sep 08 2009

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