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Tibet - Chronicles from the roof of the world
by Jean-Paul De Simpelaere in cooperation with Kris Peeraer
Tibet has always remained one of the world’s best kept secrets, even in this era of globalization. Located in an isolated and distant part of the planet, this country has only produced myths and legends. That is why, today, most of us know Tibet as a kind, feudal paradise of purity. Historians did little to clarify these myths, some of them even added new ones. The vast Tibet, that only houses a few million people, has become a controversial name. But what is there behind the controversy?
Tibet. Chronicles from the roof of the world invites us to take a walk through the Tibetan highlands and through time, in search for the history, culture and religions of Tibet. We start in the ice age, pass by the Yarlung Dynasty and the great Tubo empire in the 7th and 8th Century A.D., and stop by to take a look at the origins of the Buddhist schools and at the invasions of the Mongols.
From the 17th Century onwards, relations with the Chinese empire improved. But when the dominance of the local theocracy and war lords came to an end in 1951, the dispute between one of Tibet’s leaders, the dalai lama, and the Chinese government began. Whatever the result of this dispute, under Chinese rule Tibet has made the leap from a feudal to a modern country in just a few decades.