nPosted on September 2, 2020
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nTibet is the highest region in the world – it includes Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world, and the average altitude is 5,000 meters or 16,000 feet!
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nI have only been as high as 10,000 to 11,000 feet, myself, and it was pretty hard to breathe while climbing a hill. Some people in my family got physically ill from the lack of oxygen at that high altitude. And it’s much lower than the average altitude in Tibet!
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nTibet was once an empire, but long ago it was divided into a lot of different territories. Much of the region was ruled by China. Tibet declared independence in 1913, and although it wasn’t officially recognized as an independent nation by China, it did remain pretty much self-ruled until 1951. At that point, soldiers from the People’s Republic of China occupied it, and some Tibetan leaders and people fled while others remained under Chinese rule.
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nOn this date in 1960, Tibetans living in exile elected representatives to form the Commission of Tibetan People’s Deputies.The spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, encouraged Tibetans living in exile to remember and teach what it’s like to live in a democracy.
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| Some Tibetans-in-exile protest China ruling their homeleand. |
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nHere are some pictures of Tibet:
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nAlso on this date:
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nBirthday of the last Hawaiian monarch, Lili’uokalani
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nBison-Ten-Yell Day
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nIndependence Day in Vietnam
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nAnniversary of the installation of the first ATM
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nAnniversary of the cancelation of Star Trek
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nAnniversary of the last day of the Julian calendar
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nAnniversary of Transnistria’s Declaration of Independence
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Anniversary of the closing of the Seeds of Life art show
Anniversary of the closing of the Seeds of Life art shown
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nPlan ahead:
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Check out my Pinterest boards for:
Check out my Pinterest boards for:
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nSeptember holidays
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nAnd here are my Pinterest boards for:
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