Rich Culture, Expansive History Invites Tours To Tibet
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According to legend, the people of Tibet came about thanks to the union between and ogress and a monkey who got married. Eventually, the monkey and their children became accustomed to life as human and developed into the ancestors of the Tibetan people.
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According to legend, the people of Tibet came about thanks to the union between and ogress and a monkey who got married. Eventually, the monkey and their children became accustomed to life as human and developed into the ancestors of the Tibetan people. The legend of this monkey is so popular that you can still find clues to this story in many ancient scriptures and wall paintings in Tibet.
This story is just one of the many that help make up the fantastic culture of Tibet, a region that is filled with a rich culture that draws people from all over the world to this tiny region to tour Asia. Here are some other interesting notes about Tibet:
Little is known of the early people of Tibet. What is known is that they originated from the nomadic, warlike tribes known as the Qiang. These nomads emerged as a political force in the 7th century AD.
Originally, Tibet was a much larger country. When first developed, Tibet was made up of an area roughly the size of Western Europe.
Tibet is the source of five of Asia’s largest river, providing fresh water to approximately two billion people.
Popular industries of Tibet include mining, wool spinning, carpentry, forestry, food processing, printing, building materials and machinery and tours of Tibet.
Tibet is often referred to as the world’s “Third Pole”, after the North and South Pole, as it holds the world’s third-largest quantity of glacially-stored water.
The average temperatures are 28 degrees Celsius (82.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the summer and -15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit) in winter.
The population of Tibet is estimated at about 6 million people.
Popular Tibetan festivals include Tibetan New Year, Shoton Festival and the Bathing Festival.
Residents of Tibet have a diet that consists of Zanba (a kind of dough made with roasted highland qingke barley flour and yak butter and water), butter, tea, and beef and mutton. These items make up what is known as the four treasures of the Tibet diet.
There are more than 100 major or minor festivals throughout the year involving different activities, including sacrifices to gods or ancestors, farming, commemorations and social contact.
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http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Rich Culture, Expansive History Invites Tours To Tibet_32949.aspx
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Articles by Tia Jones, a freelance writer who contributes for affordable travel tours for tours4fun.com.For more information about how Tours4fun can help you plan a trip to your next travel destination visit www.tours4fun.com, Tibet tour.
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