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Chinese railway workers have completed a 131-km work road for the construction of the highest section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the highest of its kind in the world.

The latest water resources survey shows that Tibet boasts the largest volume of river water supply and the second largest volume of water sources in China. An investigation has revealed that water volume in Tibet tops 448.2 billion

It is tempting to switch off the mind and tune in the spirit when you enter Tashilumpo monastery, the home of one of Tibet's great Buddhist orders and the empty seat of one the world's most politically controversial religious leaders.

Tibetan monks watch visiting journalists at Tushilumpo Monastery, the headquarters of Shikatse Prefecture in Tibet on August 23, 2003. (REUTERS/Guang Niu/File Photo)

In the sun-soaked courtyards and cobblestone paths of Buddhist Tibet's Tashilhunpo monastery, an ageing monk sings the praises of 13-year-old Gyaltsen Norbu.

The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is visitng Washington. He was received Monday by the Capital Area Tibetan community and other Tibetan supporters. The Dalai Lama he will be in the capitial for three days.

It had been almost two decades since Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) last toured Ladakh - once Tibetan satellite State, now Indian territory.

A Chinese woman visits the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, which is 3.6 km (2.2 miles) above sea level, on August 26, 2003. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of th invasion by British troops, led by adventurer Francis Younghusband, who reached Lhasa in 1904. (REUTERS/Guang Niu)

Trade agreements snubbed. Letters to the Dalai Lama returned with unbroken seals. Mounting fears the Russians were gaining ground in Tibet. By mid-1903, Britain's Viceroy of India had had enough.

All India Tibet Support Groups concluded with great success. The Inauguration was held under a specially constructed canopy marked as "Lhasa Nagar" and the meeting Hall was named as PadmaSambhava Hall where 227 participants from 15 states