2 Criterions for Selecting Kalons: Ideology and Convention
Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche has said that ideological agreement and convention are the two guiding principles for the selection of the members of the new Kashag.
Rare portrait of Genghis Khan discovered in north China temple
A rare Thangka portrait of legendary Mongol leader Genghis Khan has been discovered in a Tibetan Buddhist temple in north China`s inner Mongolia autonomous region, a local cultural heritage official announced.
China facilitates ethnic minorities
To an outsider, China often appears as one monolithic Han Chinese majority country with a sprinkling of minorities spread along its border areas.
China arrests 185 touts on Qinghai-Tibet railway
China’s railway police have swooped down on 185 touts scalping tickets for the newly-operated Qinghai-Tibet railway line as tourists scrambled for limited tickets.
Successful seminar on censorship and freedom of expression in China
On Wednesday 23 August, Norwegian PEN held a seminar on censorship and freedom of expression in China in conjunction with the launch of the book “Silenced – China’s Great Wall of Censorship” written by Oystein Alme