Hello everyone, happy monday! So my wonderful wife has got me in a Himalayan mood, so this week we will meet the Tibetans of Tibet China Tibet!! #freetibet
Region: China, Tibetan Plateau
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Climate: The climate is severely dry nine months of the year, and average annual snowfall is only 46Β cm (18 inches), due to the rain shadow effect. Western passes receive small amounts of fresh snow each year but remain traversable all year round. Low temperatures are prevalent throughout these western regions, where bleak desolation is unrelieved by any vegetation bigger than a low bush, and where the wind sweeps unchecked across vast expanses of arid plain. The Indian monsoon exerts some influence on eastern Tibet. Northern Tibet is subject to high temperatures in the summer and intense cold in the winter.
Himalayas, on the southern rim of the Tibetan plateau
Terrain: The geography of Tibet consists of the high mountains, lakes and rivers lying between Central, East and South Asia. Most of Tibet sits atop a geological structure known as the Tibetan Plateau, which includes the Himalaya and many of the highest mountain peaks in the world. Tibet is often called "the roof of the world," comprising tablelands averaging over 4,950 meters above the sea with peaks at 6,000 to 7,500Β m, including Mount Everest, on the border with Nepal.
Wildlife of Tibet: The forests of Tibet are home to black bears, red pandas, musk deer, barking deer, and squirrels. Monkeys such as rhesus macaques and langurs live in the warmer forest zones. Tibetan antelopes, gazelles, and kiangs gaze on the grasslands of the Tibetan plateau. There are more than 500 bird species in Tibet. Because of the high altitude and harsh climate, there are few insects in Tibet. Snow leopards are hunted for their fur and the eggs of black-necked cranes have been collected as a delicacy food. Tibet also has a large Yak population.
[Tibetan Yak](https://preview.redd.it/i2no4kd3hh981.png?width=440&format=png&auto=webp&s=31ef1e73642c2f8
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Hi there, Iβm a Tibetan Refugee and have been in France for a year and half now. I find it really difficult to meet new people here for many factors, mostly due to language and lack of the social etiquettes here. Itβd be great to meet new people, to facilitate integration, learn more about the city and french hacks. DM if anyone would like to catch up.
Other PLA vehicles are also being hijacked by mobs.
https://tricycle.org/magazine/tenzin-mariko/
"When Tenzin Mariko decided to step out on stage at the 2015 Miss Tibet pageant, she knew that she was making a life-changing decision. A former monk, Mariko had left her monastery the year before in order to live as a woman. While she had been open about her gender with close friends, the pageant was the first time many in the Tibetan community learned that she was transgender. In fact, it was the first time they had encountered an openly trans person in general.
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Although she now lives a secular life, Mariko still considers herself deeply religious and says she will always carry the Buddhist principles with her. βThe person I am today is really because of the clear heart I discovered while at the monastery. Our religion stresses kindness,β Mariko said.
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Besides frequently talking to ordinary Tibetan Buddhists in the course of her work, Mariko also takes great pride in meeting with prominent teachers, including His Eminence Namkha Drimed Rinpoche and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. βI feel so blessed by the high rinpoches when I meet them,β she said. βThey say, Mariko, you should be proud of yourself. You are showing something new to the society. They are saying, Just be yourself.β"
