Potala Palace was once the seat of the Tibetan government
and the winter residence of the Dalai Lama pre-China occupation
Potala Palace was once the seat of the Tibetan government
and the winter residence of the Dalai Lama pre-China occupation
Despite China’s effort to assimilate Tibetans into Chinese, the Tibetan national identity is stronger than ever. As part of a cultural renaissance in Tibet, Tibetan singers and writers are calling on Tibetans to be unified across the provinces of Kham, Amdo, and U-Tsang. Their lyrics foretell the return of the Dalai Lama, and the unification of Tibetans in Tibet and in exile; arguably Tibetans are more united as a nation now than ever before. A lifetime of Chinese rule has far from crushed the Tibetan spirit and in spite of all the suffering, the Tibetan resolve persists.