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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1976
Page
12
A travelogue describes Lhasa’s shift from sacred seat of Buddhism to a modern frontier town. The Potala dominates distance yet feels hollow, while the Jorkang remains a museum of splendor. Tibetan and Chinese life mix in a city whose old pieties fade before Beijing dictated reforms.
The Times dispatch describes Tibet as an autonomous region of China since 1950 with Lhasa as its capital and a 1.3 million population. It covers 470000 square miles, averages 16000 feet elevation, and relies on yak based economy. It notes history from 1950 Chinese invasion, 1959 revolt, Dalai Lama’s exile, and Cultural Revolution impacts on monasteries and beggars in Lhasa. The report introduces a Western journalist’s first access in years.
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