These areas used to be part of Tibet until Chinese rule. The TAR refers to China's current Tibetan borders and doesn't include these neighboring areas, though Tibetans still consider these areas ...

7. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit close to one of Tibet's most sacred cities on the morning of Tuesday, January 7th. Showing a low-resolution version of the map. Make sure your browser supports ...

What remained unclear was the route Ekai Kawaguchi (1866-1945) took to enter Tibet, tucked deep in the mountains and closed to foreigners, at a time when no decent map was available. Now ...