First Joint meeting of the Geological Society of China （GSC） and the Geological Society of America （GSA） Brought together by the GSA International Section Chengdu, China in 17-19 June 2013. The abstracts are avail...First Joint meeting of the Geological Society of China （GSC） and the Geological Society of America （GSA） Brought together by the GSA International Section Chengdu, China in 17-19 June 2013. The abstracts are available online and can be downloaded for free.展开更多
A freezing wind sweeps through the narrow Tibetan valley,whistling over the sand,stones and dry grass,buffeting the grazing sheep and the low houses of the tiny village which nestles there at an altitude of 4,600 mete...A freezing wind sweeps through the narrow Tibetan valley,whistling over the sand,stones and dry grass,buffeting the grazing sheep and the low houses of the tiny village which nestles there at an altitude of 4,600 meters.High overhead white clouds scud across skies of an unimaginably intense cobalt blue.Towards the south,the glistening peak of Everest rises momentarily from amidst the bank of clouds which hover over the barren ochre slopes already in autumnal garb and heralding the onset of winter.The farmers have been busy gathering展开更多
Zhaxi Wangzhag prostrated himself on a month-long pilgrimage from his remote village of Nagqu County in northern Tibet Autonomous Region to Lhasa, crawling on hands and knees and refusing to walk upright.
It was in March 2003. I had the honor to meet a Tibetan young man coming from the snow-capped plateau. Slim and tall, he looked delicate and easy in manners. Wearing a pair of glasses, his eyes were bright and shining...It was in March 2003. I had the honor to meet a Tibetan young man coming from the snow-capped plateau. Slim and tall, he looked delicate and easy in manners. Wearing a pair of glasses, his eyes were bright and shining. Born in a pasture in the Qamdo area of Tibet, he speaks fluent Han language, revealing that he received higher education in the Han-inhabited area. He is Tudeng Kezhu, now serving as the deputy dean and associate professor of the Economics Department of Tibet University in Lhasa and came to Beijing for the first session of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).展开更多
The roof of the world is the region which takes the largest plateau on the Earth as its core and covers surroundrig area of this core with and elevation of more than 2000m above sea level. The surrounding border areas...The roof of the world is the region which takes the largest plateau on the Earth as its core and covers surroundrig area of this core with and elevation of more than 2000m above sea level. The surrounding border areas are Kunlun Mountains－Altun Mountains－Qilian Mountain on the north,Hengduau Mountains on the east Pamirs and Hindu－Kush Mountains on the wot and the piedmont belt of the Himalayas on the south． This region covers the contiguous areas of China， Nepal， Sikkim,Bhutan, India, Myanmar，Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. In China the region involves the wbole Xizang Autonomous Region, the whole Qinghai Province， the southem part of Xinjiang Uygur Athenomous Region,the southwestern part of Gansu Provice, the western part of Sichuan Province and the northwestem part of Yunnan Province, covering a tltal area of 2700 000km2,of 70% of the roof region of the world.展开更多
They once owned nothing but their shadows and footprints.As"walking and talking tools,"the lives of serfs in Tibet 60 years ago were worse than those of their peers in Medieval Europe.Their misery finally ca...They once owned nothing but their shadows and footprints.As"walking and talking tools,"the lives of serfs in Tibet 60 years ago were worse than those of their peers in Medieval Europe.Their misery finally came to an end in 1951 when the Central Government in Beijing and Tibet’s local government signed the agreement that brought about the region’s peaceful liberation.This展开更多
IT was during the Cultural Revolution, in, the year that I turned 16, that I put on an army uniform, got on a train, and left Beijing for Urumqi in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. After six days of driving on the va...IT was during the Cultural Revolution, in, the year that I turned 16, that I put on an army uniform, got on a train, and left Beijing for Urumqi in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. After six days of driving on the vast Gobi Desert, I reached Kashi of southern Xinjiang. After another six days’ severe jolting, I arrived at the hig’nest land in China. I was one of the five first women展开更多
文摘First Joint meeting of the Geological Society of China （GSC） and the Geological Society of America （GSA） Brought together by the GSA International Section Chengdu, China in 17-19 June 2013. The abstracts are available online and can be downloaded for free.
文摘A freezing wind sweeps through the narrow Tibetan valley,whistling over the sand,stones and dry grass,buffeting the grazing sheep and the low houses of the tiny village which nestles there at an altitude of 4,600 meters.High overhead white clouds scud across skies of an unimaginably intense cobalt blue.Towards the south,the glistening peak of Everest rises momentarily from amidst the bank of clouds which hover over the barren ochre slopes already in autumnal garb and heralding the onset of winter.The farmers have been busy gathering
文摘Zhaxi Wangzhag prostrated himself on a month-long pilgrimage from his remote village of Nagqu County in northern Tibet Autonomous Region to Lhasa, crawling on hands and knees and refusing to walk upright.
文摘It was in March 2003. I had the honor to meet a Tibetan young man coming from the snow-capped plateau. Slim and tall, he looked delicate and easy in manners. Wearing a pair of glasses, his eyes were bright and shining. Born in a pasture in the Qamdo area of Tibet, he speaks fluent Han language, revealing that he received higher education in the Han-inhabited area. He is Tudeng Kezhu, now serving as the deputy dean and associate professor of the Economics Department of Tibet University in Lhasa and came to Beijing for the first session of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
文摘The roof of the world is the region which takes the largest plateau on the Earth as its core and covers surroundrig area of this core with and elevation of more than 2000m above sea level. The surrounding border areas are Kunlun Mountains－Altun Mountains－Qilian Mountain on the north,Hengduau Mountains on the east Pamirs and Hindu－Kush Mountains on the wot and the piedmont belt of the Himalayas on the south． This region covers the contiguous areas of China， Nepal， Sikkim,Bhutan, India, Myanmar，Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. In China the region involves the wbole Xizang Autonomous Region, the whole Qinghai Province， the southem part of Xinjiang Uygur Athenomous Region,the southwestern part of Gansu Provice, the western part of Sichuan Province and the northwestem part of Yunnan Province, covering a tltal area of 2700 000km2,of 70% of the roof region of the world.
文摘They once owned nothing but their shadows and footprints.As"walking and talking tools,"the lives of serfs in Tibet 60 years ago were worse than those of their peers in Medieval Europe.Their misery finally came to an end in 1951 when the Central Government in Beijing and Tibet’s local government signed the agreement that brought about the region’s peaceful liberation.This
文摘IT was during the Cultural Revolution, in, the year that I turned 16, that I put on an army uniform, got on a train, and left Beijing for Urumqi in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. After six days of driving on the vast Gobi Desert, I reached Kashi of southern Xinjiang. After another six days’ severe jolting, I arrived at the hig’nest land in China. I was one of the five first women
