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A tourist takes a photo at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa in western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, where tourism is booming.

Tourism boom pressures Tibet’s historic sites

Tourism is booming in Tibet as more Chinese travel in-country because of the coronavirus pandemic, posing risks to the region’s fragile environment and historic sites.

  • Mark Schiefelbein and Sam McNeil

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A monk casts his ballot.

Democracy ticks over for Tibetans in exile despite Chinese rule

Hundreds of Tibetans in exile braved the rain and cold in Dharmsala on Sunday to vote in a new political leader.

  • Ashwini Bhatia
Lake Pangong was backdrop to a scene in Three Idiots

How did a Bollywood backdrop become the highest battleground on Earth?

High in the Himalayas, soldiers have fought hand-to-hand at a border hotly contested by two nuclear-armed giants. Why are they fighting and what is the fallout?

  • Matt Wade

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/lhamo-thondup-1nkh