6 August 2008, 6:27 am
This week, the world’s eyes turn to Beijing, with the opening of the Summer Olympics. But authorities there would rather not attentions stray hundreds of miles west, to Tibet – where a culture rooted in spirituality, local pride and the surrounding Himalayas finds itself in a seemingly losing battle with the creeping forces of modernity and the Chinese government. Gatehouse News Service ...... read more