VOA慢速英语2010年-EXPLORATIONS - 'Tibet in Song' Tells A

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Our subjects this week are movies. First, we discuss a movie made by Tibetan filmmaker Ngawang Choephel called Tibet in Song. It tells about his efforts to help prote

Informatization Brings Tibet Convenience

One of China's leading communications companies has unveiled plans to expand its broadband and Wi-fi coverage in Tibet. CRI's Zhang Shuangfeng has more. Tibet Branch of China Mobile has launched 4G wireless communication network this June. And along

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In such a frugal environment, the Pika's farming helps to kickstart the food chain. But the Pika itself is a very tasty morsel. Its presence has enabled an uneasy relationship to develop between the two plateau most opportunistic predators, the fox a

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The possibility of escaping the cycle of life and death and the promise of enlightenment encourages people to perform activities that benefit all beings. This belief assigns as much importance to the environment and its creatures as it does to humans

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The yak has even led the Tibetans to buried treasure. In summer,people can be seen scouring the grassland,bent over in deep concentration.This is the world's weirdest harvest.Tibetans first investigated this strange root-like organism,known locally a

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While the males fence, the females look on. Injured and weakened by the battle, the loser will be an easy target for the predators and scavengers that patrol the wilderness. Out here, there is little room for mistakes. With a clear view of the endles

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It's about 5,000 meters above sea level, way above the point at which altitude sickness starts to affect humans. At this height, most people are gasping for breath. But lack of oxgygen hasn't cramped this creature's style. Chiru, or Tibetan antelope

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In this rugged and unforgiving terrain littered with fractured rock and ice-cold rivers, the slightest miscalculation may have fatal consequences. The snow leopard is the worlds highest living big cat. But theres another smaller predator that ranges

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The golden dome which is mounted right at the top of the prayer pole is the most sacred object of all. Or it will be once it's retrieved. The old Shamanic beliefs of Tibet ascribed magical powers to the landscape, but theres a far more tangible sourc

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With hundreds of peaks over 7,000 metres and 13 peaks higher than 8,000 metres, they are the highest mountains on earth. The Tibetan region contains over 35,000 glaciers that cover over 100,000 square kilometres. They comprise the largest area of ice

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Fed by the mountain glaciers, the Tibetan plateau even has its own inland sea. This is Qinghai Lake, China's largest. Millions of years of evaporation has concentrated the minerals in the lake, turning the water salty. Rich in fish, its waters attrac

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The Tibetan Plateau is a quarter of China. Much of it is extremely remote and inhospitable. Its southern border runs through the worlds highest mountain range--the formidable Himalayas. Its central part is a wind-swept and freezing wilderness, the si

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For the argali, the worlds largest sheep, it means searching for a few tufts of grass. Descending from the hilltops to lower altitudes, the argali band together for safety. Hopefully, down here theyll be able to find enough food to last them through

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Out on the plateau,new-born chiru are vulnerable to predators, so their mothers must try to hide and protect them. The most recent problem faced by the chiru is the new Tibet-Qinghai railway, which cuts right through their traditional migration route

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Like a giant hotplate. The plateau heats up in the spring and summer. The change in air pressure draws in warm moist air from the Indian Ocean in the south. Thanks to this, over a billion people from India to Burma benefit from the monsoon rain that

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The full entourage of Tibetan monks make the most of the occasion,with music, prayers, and blessings. Hundreds of fresh prayer flags are prepared and added to the pole. The head lama's sacred scarf adds the final touch to the proceedings. But the sig

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