Tibet: China Destroys Ancient Buddhist Symbols Of Lhasa City

[Kunal Biswas]

Tibet: China Destroys Ancient Buddhist Symbols Of Lhasa City

Chinese authorities have begun demolishing the ancient city of Lhasa, including many thousand-year-old buildings, and plan to replace them with a tourist city like Lijiang, with shopping malls and high-rise car-parks.

Below is an article published by The Tibet Post International:

Ignoring both religious freedom and the outcry of the Tibetan people, the Chinese authorities have begun demolishing the ancient capital of Lhasa, including one of the most important Buddhist sites of the city, Tibet's holiest Jokhang Temple.

Chinese authorities are planning to destroy the ancient Buddhist capital of Lhasa, and replace it with a tourist city similar to Lijiang. "Shangri-La" in Yunnan Province. Several large-scale construction projects are underway for a number of shopping malls around the Buddhist holy temple as well as underground parking at Barkhor Street.

UNPO: Tibet: China Destroys Ancient Buddhist Symbols Of Lhasa City

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Sad day for Tibetan and Monks..

 

[pmaitra]

India should pressurize PRC on this. India only recognized Tibet as an autonomous region of PRC. So much for autonomy.

 

[Ray]

Now that is surprising.

China is now trying to become the greatest championing of Buddhism because they are leaving no stones unturned to back the ambitious plan for the development of Lumbini.

Chinese speak and act with forked tongue!

 

[libindi]

Now i feel as sad as the day RAYs mom left me。

 

[amoy]

to make Lhasa like Lijiang?

What does Lijiang look like then?

And what does Lhasa look like?

 

[amoy]

Commercialized Lijiang

 

[huaxia rox]

which photo showing many thousand-year-old buildings demolished??

well when you destory or rebuild something as big as a building be it temple or mosque photos can show that.

even no average photos at least GE can show a thing or two.