Tourism taking its toll on Tibet - 07 Aug 07
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Tibet is experiencing a
surge in tourism. More than a million people visited the Himalayan region in the first 6 months of this year - double last year's number. And although it's benefitting the economy it's also taking a toll on some of Tibet's treasures. Tony Cheng reports.
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| kool thanks for ... ( 1 year ago by samuraidude123) |
| kool thanks for posting Aljareeza!! |
| He wants to live ... ( 1 year ago by RazorEnd47) |
| He wants to live there, he's like a 15 year old who wants to join his favourite rock band, hillarious! |
| Interesting to see ... ( 1 year ago by PulitzerCenter) |
| Interesting to see how it's happening not just in Tibet, but in Northern India as well. Take a look at the video Tourism v. Tradition at PulitzerCenter. |
| China's Hu jintao ... ( 1 year ago by myASIMO) |
| China's Hu jintao and CCP knows nothing of Buddhism. So they are going to steal what ever they can from Tibet and assimilate Tibetan culture into mainlander. Extention of culture revolution continue to destroy greatest treasure of Asia. |
| I wanna move to ... ( 8 months ago by Sugarbooger1982) |
| I wanna move to tibet! Meditate and hum to myself all day and do absolutely nothing but worship grass. |
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