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Tintin in the Land of Snow: Tibet, China, and the West

Ah, Tibet. Land of the high plateau, the monstrous snowy peaks, the lofty lamaseries, and the mysterious Yeti. When I was a child, I devoured the Tintin books. The story of how Tintin and Captain Haddock bravely rescue the Chinese boy... ...full story at Shanghai Journal

from Shanghai Journal on Tue, Apr 29 2008

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31 Jan 08		Snow havoc affects Tibet highlands, cuts transport, power » People's Daily Heavy snow has fallen on the 4,370-meter high Cona tableland in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region since Jan. 23, leaving a snow cover of 70 centimeters and freezing animals to death. More than 3,000 soldiers were sent to re ...
10 Sep 08		China issues "land for land" policy to guarantee arable land area » People's Daily China's land authority has asked local governments to replenish the same amount of arable land first before existing arable land is allocated for non-farming purposes. The policy takes effect from 2009. The only exceptions are major projects of...
20 Jan 08		Rescue underway to free 11 trapped in Tibet » china.org.cn An operation to save 11 rescue team members stranded by snow in the Ngari Prefecture in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region was underway on Saturday after they had been trapped for at least 33 hours.

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