Lost Treasures of Tibet
If you have some time to spare, here’s an episode of NOVA I really enjoyed about restoring the art work in some of the old and damaged monasteries in Mustang (moo-stahng). Mustang is also known as a “Tibet outside the Tibetan Border” for it survived the Chinese invasion of 1951 and hence it fosters the original Tibetan culture, although now politically in Nepal.
Randy on Tue, 2nd Dec 2008 1:57 pm
Tibetan art is so vibrant and colorful, in marked contrast to the bleak landscape of that country.
Speaking of Tibet outside of Tibet, the Dalai Lama has suggested that his successor is likely to come from somewhere other than Tibet. That probably doesn’t thrill the regime in Beijing.