Tibet Autonomous Region is located in southwest China and borders Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces. In the south and west, it borders Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal and Kashmir area. It has an area of 1.22 million square kilometers and a population of 2.6163 million. Of its more than 30 ethnic groups such as Han, Monba, Lhoba, Hui, Mongol, Naxi and Nu, the Tibetan account for more than 92.2 percent.
The main part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the region has an average elevation of more than 4,000 meters and is famous as the "Roof of the world" and the "Third pole of the earth." The Mt. Qomolangma(Everest) in the bordering area of China and Nepal is 8,848.13 meters tall, the highest peak in the world.
In the seventh century, King Songtsan Gambo united Tibet and established the Tubo kingdom. During the seventh and eight centuries, the kingdom established marriage relations twice with the Tang imperial court. In the 13th century, Tibet became an administrative area under the Yuan Dynasty. In the 17th century, the Fifth Dalai Lama established the Kadam Potrang government. The Qing government accepted this local government and sent a minister to the region. After the Revolution of 1911, the Republican government established a representative office in Tibet in order to strengthen its management of the local goverenment. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 , the Tibet Autonomous Region was founded on September 1, 1965. [Source: Wikipedia]
The main part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the region has an average elevation of more than 4,000 meters and is famous as the "Roof of the world" and the "Third pole of the earth." The Mt. Qomolangma(Everest) in the bordering area of China and Nepal is 8,848.13 meters tall, the highest peak in the world.
In the seventh century, King Songtsan Gambo united Tibet and established the Tubo kingdom. During the seventh and eight centuries, the kingdom established marriage relations twice with the Tang imperial court. In the 13th century, Tibet became an administrative area under the Yuan Dynasty. In the 17th century, the Fifth Dalai Lama established the Kadam Potrang government. The Qing government accepted this local government and sent a minister to the region. After the Revolution of 1911, the Republican government established a representative office in Tibet in order to strengthen its management of the local goverenment. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 , the Tibet Autonomous Region was founded on September 1, 1965. [Source: Wikipedia]
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