Lhasa, News, Pictures & buzz

India-China Standoff: Chinese PLA Starts Recruiting Tibetan Soldiers To Counter Indian Army At The Disputed Border  EurAsian Times

Strange Things That Many Of You Probably Didn’t Know Are Banned In China  PagalParrot

PLA steps up drive to recruit Tibetans  Hindustan Times

Weather forecast for major Chinese cities, regions -- April 18  Big News Network

Tibet welcomes its 1st third-party clinical-testing institution_china.org.cn  China.org.cn

Who Will Be the Next Dalai Lama? US, India, China Try to Control Process  Bloomberg

Why is China more and more nervous?  The Northlines

DARPA made a device that turns insects into remote-controlled cyborgs  We Are The Mighty

National virus diagnosis platform settles in China's Tibet  Big News Network

Weather forecast for major Chinese cities, regions -- April 15  Big News Network

India, China Tensions ‘Skyrocket’ As PLA Deploys HQ-9 SAMs To Control Border Airspace — Reports  EurAsian Times

Tibet set for tough changes  The Tribune India

Weather forecast for major Chinese cities, regions -- April 14  Big News Network

IAF brass to discuss operational strategies amidst continuing military confrontation with China  Times of India

Classic opera 'Princess Wencheng' staged in Tibet  CGTN

Opera 'Princess Wencheng' staged in Lhasa_china.org.cn  China.org.cn

'Princess Wencheng' staged for 9th year in Tibet_china.org.cn  China.org.cn

Rahul needs to remember Nehru - The Sunday Guardian Live  The Sunday Guardian

China's Tibet Airlines to establish Chengdu cargo hub  ch-aviation

62nd Anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan Uprising Day – The Cat's Eye View  Cat's Eye View

SunnyHe98335794: Opera "Princess Wencheng" was staged in Lhasa, China's Tibet. #China https://t.co/RCW2mcYhDP

I'm flying into Lhasa airport in September and want to bring, among other lenses, my 500mm f/4.5, which is fairly large. My Tibetan agent warned against bringing "too big camera," as my bags will likely be searched upon arrival, and a professional journalist permit is nearly impossible to obtain. I've read on this forum about people having no problems with pro-looking gear in other parts of Tibet, but what about flying into Lhasa? Does anyone have any experience in this regard? Do they give all the bags a thorough once-over, or is it a cursory pat-down? I've been told not to take pictures of military, and any uprisings, but I'd like to bring the big lens for wildlife. Will that freak the Chinese out? THANKS!

Information is filtering out with photos that Red China (not Taiwan, China) is destroying much of the old city of Lhasa and putting up block house style "modern" buildings. Shortly, Lhasa will look like the rest of gutted and re-done Chinese cities with no local character and people displaced. Seems evil Chinese govt wants to make Lhasa a tourist attraction, but who would go there to see more Red Chinese destruction. Nothing of interest in Lhasa remains so why go there? Buddhist sacred places are being desecrated and its culture ripped out. A huge and ongoing crime against humanity that no one seems to care about but wants to kiss Red China's butt. HH Dalai Lama's home, the Potala monastery, is now a Disney Land, and the Johkang Temple area has seen flattened the square and desecrated the location. Is anyone really angry and upset about this situation?????

Just curious how much and how has Lhasa in China changed over the past 100 years?