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Rare portrait of Genghis Khan discovered in north China temple

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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.
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China facilitates ethnic minorities

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To an outsider, China often appears as one monolithic Han Chinese majority country with a sprinkling of minorities spread along its border areas.
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China arrests 185 touts on Qinghai-Tibet railway

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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.
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Successful seminar on censorship and freedom of expression in China

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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
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China Protests Dalai Lama’s Visit

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China on Wednesday protested the Dalai Lama's visit to Mongolia, saying the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader used such trips abroad to further a drive for Tibetan independence.
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Lhasa undergoes transformation

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The Potala palace is Tibetan Buddhism's most widely recognised symbol. But the Dalai Lama's one time winter palace may soon be the only Buddhist landmark left in Tibet's capital Lhasa.
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China faces ‘funding gap’ over railway expansion plan

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China is facing a "funding gap" as it plans to dramatically expand its railway network, forcing it to consider allowing more foreign investment and a greater role for the market.
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Memories on hold: In Tibet, selective amnesia is an affliction

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Outside the living-room window of Yixiqu Zhen's showcase home near Lhasa's Jokhang monastery, a caged bird trills a morning tune. It doesn't sound quite like a carefree song of freedom, more like a
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Pangs of Conscience

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"Gosh, if only we were there! That Punjabi lad could have been alive today." The idea conjures up, every time the memory of a local Tibetan hunk, Thinley, is jogged on the grisly goings-on of last Wednesday.
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Libraries’ Exhibits to Coincide with Dalai Lama Visit

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University at Buffalo Libraries will host a wide range of exhibits in September to coincide with the visit by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to UB. All exhibits will be free and open to the public.
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