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The changed and unchanged "Shangri-La"

Quite a lot of people care about China's "Tibet issues", there is always a "Shangri-La" with oriental mystery, shadowiness and idealism flashing in their minds. Tibet indeed has such mystery: spectacular scene of snow land plateau, unique language... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Dec 02 2008

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21 Mar 08 visit Do you know what Tibet looked like before the Chinese rules?  »  YouTube videoTibet back then was not an Utopian Shangri-La, but a land of slavery and misery for most of the Tibetans. Dalai Lama wants to return to power, of course, that was his Shangri-La for sure, a Shangri-La built upon slaves' blood and flesh...
02 Nov 09 visit Mysterious Shangri-la in autumn  »  People's Daily &$ &$Herdsmen's dwellings nestle at the foot of Haba Snow mountain of Shangri-la, southwest China's Yunnan province. Located in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Region, and situated in the southeast fringe of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Shangri-la is a land of...
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05 Mar 09 visit Real developing and changing Tibet  »  People's Daily &$&$Theocracy was the most prominent characteristic of old Tibet&$&$ Reporter: The Dalai clique and a very few people abroad have depicted old Tibet as a harmonious and tranquil "Shangri-La." The white paper on Tibet, "Fifty Years of Democratic Reform...
20 Nov 09 visit Spectacular Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau  »  People's Daily &$ &$The spectacular view of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, viewed as the Roof of the World. (Xinhua Photo) &$&$ Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "Roof of the World" and the "Third Pole of the earth", is a dreamland for many tourists of pursuing...
12 Jun 09 visit China sets out to build second railway to Tibet  »  People's Daily &$&$Across the Jinsha River&$&$ On 10th June, Diqing plateau became an ocean of joy. People of ethnic Tibetan, Lisu, Naxi, Bai and Yi gathered at the cargo terminal construction site of Shangri-La Town to hold a meeting, celebrating the commencement of...

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