Religion in Tibet

The main religion of Tibet has been Buddhism since its outspread in the 8th century AD. Before the arrival of Buddhism the main religion here was an indigenous Shamanist religion, Bön which now comprises a sizeable minority and which would later influence the formation of Tibetan Buddhism. There are four mosques in the Tibet Autonomous Region with approximately 4,000 to 5,000 Muslim adherents, as well as a Catholic church with 560 parishioners, which is located in the traditionally Catholic community of Yanjing in the eastern TAR.

Dalai Lama-Nobel Prize winner!

The 14th Dalai Lama, won a Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent straggle to liberate Tibet. Even when China invaded Tibet in October 1950 a peaceful liberation of Tibet was achieved. He is also the first Nobel Laureate for his concerns with global environment problems.

Is Tibet a free government?

No, Tibet officially is not recognised as a separate government by any nation in the world. It is regarded by as a legitimate government of Tibet by everyone inside the Tibet and outside. It is based in Dharamsala, northern Indian town right near Himalayas. The Tibetian government, under the leadership of Dalai Lama, has developed an effective, non-violent resistance to Chinese occupation of Tibet. This resistance influenced worldwide movement for freedom of Tibet. There is also a Student for a Free Tibet, organisations that acts on behave of Tibet and its people and fights for the right of Tibetian people to be free and independent.

Yuan Shikai

He was the first President of the Republic of China. He tried to revive Chinese monarchy with him as the "Great Emperor". Yuan Shikai rose to fame by participating in the First Sino-Japanese War as the commander of the Chinese stationary forces in Korea. He avoided the humiliation of Chinese armies in the war when he was recalled to Beijing several days before the Chinese forces were attacked.After Yuan's death, there was an effort by Li Yuanhong to revive the republic by recalling the legistarors who had been ejected in 1913, but this effort was confused and ineffective in asserting central control, and Li lacked any support from the military.Besides his original wife, Yu Zhi (于氏), Yuan also had nine other concubines. He had a total of 17 sons and 15 daughters.

Tibet-the roof of the world.

Tibet is situated north of the famous Himalayas mountains. It is considered to be the highest region on earth, average elevation there is 16000 ft. This is why Tibet is refers to, sometimes, as "roof of the world". The main religious group is Tibetan Buddhists, but there are some minority groups of Muslims and Christians.

Women of China

Women in China did not have many rights all they did was staying at home and taking care of children. They could not do anything that man did. later on, society understood that inorder to raise smart kids women should be educated to, because they spend the most time with them. So, with the arrival of a modern wold many parts of china started those new educational practices. In 1905 first school for girls was opened oficcially by the government. Today, they still have separate schools for girls and boys.