Commercial press geography of China . dustry. Of Tibetan animals, the yak is most important. It is astrong beast of burden. Tibet has also mountain ponies andsheep. The chief product is wool. Lhasa, the capital, has been the seat of the Chinese Resi-dent, and, at usual times, of the Dalai Lama (MMM ft)- Thereis a great building for the priests which is called the is a city of priests, and is visited by great numbers ofpilgrims. Shigatse (0 1^ fllj), or Tashi-Lunpo (;|:L # # ^), is theresidence of the Tashi Lama. Like Lhasa it is a sacred city, towhich many pilgrims go. By treaty,
Commercial press geography of China . dustry. Of Tibetan animals, the yak is most important. It is astrong beast of burden. Tibet has also mountain ponies andsheep. The chief product is wool. Lhasa, the capital, has been the seat of the Chinese Resi-dent, and, at usual times, of the Dalai Lama (MMM ft)- Thereis a great building for the priests which is called the is a city of priests, and is visited by great numbers ofpilgrims. Shigatse (0 1^ fllj), or Tashi-Lunpo (;|:L # # ^), is theresidence of the Tashi Lama. Like Lhasa it is a sacred city, towhich many pilgrims go. By treaty, three Tibetan towns are open to foreign trade is with India. These are Gyangtse {XL Ifc), Gartok 72 GEOGKAPHY OF CHINA ( JD tE fi), and Yatung (3S ^), all in southern Tibet. is the most important market town in Tibet. The Britishhave a trade agent here to take care of the interests of Indiantraders. Gartok is a trading town where fairs are held. Yatungis a lonely village at the gateway between India and A LOADED TAK The great roads from China to Tibet are two in better one enters from Szechwah, passing the border townsof Yachowfu im )W M), Tatsienlu (fr |§ IS), Litang (S ^) andBeitang (E, ^), and goes across Tibet to Lhasa. A morenorthern road starts from KansUj and passing Siningfu crossesChing Hai to Lhasa. The Tibetan people are good-natured but have many unpleasant custbms, quite ditfcrent from thoseof China or other countries. Thcit- life, govetnmeht, family-system and burial have many curious ifeatui-efe. The Chinese Government has for the most part allowedthe Tibetan domestic affairs to be managed by Tibetans, but the TIBET 73 military and diplomatic matters must be decided by Chineseofficers. The Tibetan state has a priestly organization, the two headsof which are the Tashi Lama and the Dalai Lama. The TashiLama controls religious afifairs, the Dalai Lama fleuls withworldly affairs. The Tashi Lama is a good
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