Skip to main content Skip to table of contents. Advertisement Hide. Road News from Tibet. Chengdu: The Centre is the Edge. Pages Chengdu to Kangding: The First Pass. Jomda to Chamdo: Ancient Hot Springs. Lhasa: The Edge is the Centre. Back Matter Pages About this book Introduction A satellite passes.
It dips lower in its orbit to have a closer look at Central Asia. The sweep of its vision glosses the Celestial Mountains and the Mountains of Chaos. Its prying lenses probe the Taklamakhan, the Himalaya and the headwaters of Asia's greatest rivers.
It's focus is Tibet. At least a few satellites pass over Tibet these days. Their observations are crisp and hard, terse and digital. Statistics are collected while hardy people sleep softly on the land below. Most of the Tibetan people have never heard of satellites. They revere the sun, the moon and the stars, while respecting the harsh winds that can change the temper of a day in moments.
Although some of the stars are seen to move very quickly now, the Tibetans' spiritual centre remains Lhasa, around which their lives gravitate no matter how far away from it their homes might be. Action ETA Tibet conflict culture economy interaction news research. Buy options.
