DOCSLIB.ORG

“Acts of Significant Evil” the Criminalization of Tibetan Self-Immolations Executive Summary

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
“Acts of Significant Evil” the Criminalization of Tibetan Self-Immolations Executive Summary INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR TIBET ICT Special Report July 31, 2014 http://www.savetibet.org/acts-of-significant-evil “Acts of significant evil” The criminalization of Tibetan self-immolations Executive Summary Since 2009 there have been 131 self-immolations of Tibetans in Tibet and China whose common call » Findings has been for the return of the Dalai Lama and for freedom in Tibet. The Chinese Communist Party Since 2012, at least 11 has responded with an intensified wave of repression in Tibet, by punishing those allegedly Tibetans have been “associated” with self-immolators, including friends, families and even entire communities. sentenced to prison terms or even to death on “intentional homicide” According to guidelines announced in the state media by the end of 2012, Tibetans can be charges, because they sentenced on homicide charges based on their alleged ‘intent’ and presumed ability to allegedly have “aided” or influence a Tibetan who has self-immolated. “incited” others to self-immolate. As a consequence, since 2012, at least 11 Tibetans have been sentenced to prison terms or even to death on “intentional homicide” charges, because they allegedly have “aided” or “incited” others to self-immolate. There is no indication about a formal legislative process This report lists 98 having been observed by the Chinese authorities justifying the application of such a Tibetans who since 2010 provision. However, such process is mandatory according to the Chinese constitution when have been subjected to introducing new criminal offenses. punishments because of their alleged association This approach has been complemented by a considerable number of other sentences, to a self-immolation. detentions and disappearances of Tibetans. This report lists 98 Tibetans who since 2010 have been subjected to such measures because of their alleged association to a self-immolation. The number of detentions may be higher, as Chinese media has reported that there were nearly 90 arrests linked to self-immolations in Qinghai and Gansu In a number of cases provinces alone. documented in this report, there is no In a number of cases documented in this report, there is no evidence that those convicted evidence that those either spoke to the self-immolator beforehand or even knew the self-immolator. Often, there convicted either spoke to is no further detail available on the underlying legal background. However, it is notable that the self-immolator the guidelines passed in 2012, while – apart from “intentional homicide” – stipulating further beforehand or even knew punishable behavior, may have provided yet another framework for persecution. Given the the self-immolator. systematic disregard for principles of due process in the People’s Republic of China, it must be assumed that affected Tibetans did not enjoy their right to a fair trial. In fact, in a number of cases documented in this report, there is reason for concern that those Chinese authorities have convicted did not receive a fair trial, as prescribed by international law. stepped up deliberate attempts to penalize Furthermore, the Chinese authorities have also stepped up deliberate attempts to penalize families and the broader families and the broader community when a Tibetan self-immolates. In a set of new community when a regulations passed in April 2013 in one of the areas where several self-immolations have Tibetan self-immolates. occurred, the entire community is faced with financial and other penalties. http://www.savetibet.org/acts-of-significant-evil The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) is deeply concerned about the apparent contravention of these new measures to both national and international law and criticizes the apparently new quality of repression in Tibet inherent to the authorities’ approach. » Recommendations ICT calls for the release of those imprisoned for being associated to self-immolators, e.g. for allegedly “aiding” or “inciting” them. ICT is also highly concerned about the cases of ICT calls for the release of “disappearances” connected to self-immolations and calls for a full disclosure of the those imprisoned for whereabouts of the individuals concerned. Moreover, the Chinese authorities must abolish being associated to all measures of collective punishment for families and entire communities. self-immolators, e.g. for allegedly “aiding” or ICT calls on the international community to raise with Chinese officials the inconsistency of “inciting” them. the measures with international and Chinese law. The approval of new guidelines, involving three of the highest institutions in the Chinese ICT calls on the political system, and their implementation, appear to reflect a political imperative of the new international community leadership under President Xi Jinping to continue hard lines policies in Tibet that rely on to raise with Chinese deterrence and repression. ICT is calling upon the Chinese government to instead address officials the inconsistency the underlying grievances of Tibetans by respecting their universal rights and by entering of the measures with into meaningful negotiations with the Tibetans. international and Chinese law. ICT calls upon the Note on Methodology Chinese government to address the underlying This report presents 23 cases involving 98 individuals persecuted for alleged association with 33 grievances of Tibetans by self-immolations by Tibetans, covering a period from February 2009 to February 2014. It is not respecting their universal intended to provide a comprehensive or exhausting list of all people who have been arrested, rights and by entering detained, disappeared or sentenced due to this alleged self-immolation. Given the tight controls on into meaningful information flow by Chinese authorities and the dangers faced by Tibetans in passing along negotiations with the information to the outside world, such a comprehensive accounting is not possible. The cases listed Tibetans. in the report come from information published by Chinese state media, independent media outlets, and from information gathered by ICT from sources inside and outside Tibet.[1] Troops are seen closing in on Dorje Rinchen’s body after he has self-immolated. Laypeople and monks are trying to protect him from being taken away by troops. Six people were sentenced in association with Dorje Rinchen’s self-immolation. They are believed to have been in the crowd trying to prevent his body from being taken away. http://www.savetibet.org/acts-of-significant-evil A. Criminalizing self-immolations: strategies and goals 1. Context: The drive against Tibetan self-immolations and “stability maintenance” In Tibet, there has been a dramatic intensification of state control, which has taken the form of a Hover over picture of self-immolator(s) to see names of Tibetans punished for violent crackdown since protests swept across the plateau in 2008. Since the self-immolations alleged association. (Please view online) began, the authorities have gone so far as to characterize their approach in Tibetan areas as a “war against secessionist sabotage.”[2] Jia Qinglin, former chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and a key figure in Tibet policy, outlined the hardline policies in the buildup to the Party Congress in Beijing in 2012 when he said that: “The country is in a key period of fighting against the Dalai Lama group.”[3] Instead of addressing the grievances of Tibetans as indicated, for example, in the countrywide protests in 2008 and in ongoing protests against, for example, discriminatory educational policies, environmental destruction, restriction on religion, or loss of cultural identity, the Party has deliberately chosen to react to dissent expressed by Tibetans with repression and a politicization of criminal law. According to the Party’s narrative, it is outside forces, the Dalai Lama and his “clique,” “conducting separatist activities for a long time to sabotage the development and stability of Tibet,” while “at present, Tibet presents a picture mixing traditional and modern elements, featuring economic and political progress, cultural prosperity, social harmony, sound ecosystem and a happy and healthy life for the local people.”[4] As a result, and in order to remain in coherence with its interpretation of the state of affairs in Tibet, the Party has chosen to employ a “stability maintenance”[5] approach which includes a systematic attempt to block news of the arrests, torture, disappearances and killings that have taken place across Tibet. Furthermore, the Party pursues the strategy of actively establishing its presence in all layers of Tibetan society; for example, Chinese government or Communist Party officials are being stationed in monasteries permanently.[6] This has led to a more pervasive and systematic approach to “patriotic education” and a dramatic increase in work teams and Party cadres, for example, in rural areas of the TAR. Consequently, the Party portrays Tibetan self-immolations as a result of outside interference by the Dalai Lama, and not as an expression of legitimate grievances of those who self-immolate. Likewise, Beijing may see them as a threat to the legitimacy of China’s rule, as they challenge the claim of the Central State that there is a “happy and healthy life for the local people.” The response of the Party state is twofold: firstly, it creates a narrative that those who self-immolate have been incited by others, necessarily outside forces or by those accused of instigating them. Secondly, it
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Lichen Genus Hypogymnia in Southwest China Article
    Mycosphere 5 (1): 27–76 (2014) ISSN 2077 7019 www.mycosphere.org Article Mycosphere Copyright © 2014 Online Edition Doi 10.5943/mycosphere/5/1/2 The lichen genus Hypogymnia in southwest China McCune B1 and Wang LS2 1 Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2902 U.S.A. 2 Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Biogeography, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Heilongtan, Kunming 650204, China McCune B, Wang LS 2014 – The lichen genus Hypogymnia in southwest China. Mycosphere 5(1), 27–76, Doi 10.5943/mycosphere/5/1/2 Abstract A total of 36 species of Hypogymnia are known from southwestern China. This region is a center of biodiversity for the genus. Hypogymnia capitata, H. nitida, H. saxicola, H. pendula, and H. tenuispora are newly described species from Yunnan and Sichuan. Olivetoric acid is new as a major lichen substance in Hypogymnia, occurring only in H. capitata. A key and illustrations are given for the species known from this region, along with five species from adjoining regions that might be confused or have historically been misidentified in this region. Key words – Lecanorales – lichenized ascomycetes – Parmeliaceae – Shaanxi – Sichuan – Tibet – Yunnan – Xizang. Introduction The first major collections of Hypogymnia from southwestern China were by Handel- Mazzetti, from which Zahlbruckner (1930) reported six species now placed in Hypogymnia, and Harry Smith (1921-1934, published piecewise by other authors; Herner 1988). Since the last checklist of lichens in China (Wei 1991), which reported 16 species of Hypogymnia from the southwestern provinces, numerous species of Hypogymnia from southwestern China have been described or revised (Chen 1994, Wei & Bi 1998, McCune & Obermayer 2001, McCune et al.
    [Show full text]
  • Herever Possible
    Published by Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) Central Tibetan Administration Dharamshala-176215 H.P. India Email: [email protected] www.tibet.net Copyright © DIIR 2018 First edition: October 2018 1000 copies ISBN-978-93-82205-12-8 Design & Layout: Kunga Phuntsok / DIIR Printed at New Delhi: Norbu Graphics CONTENTS Foreword------------------------------------------------------------------1 Chapter One: Burning Tibet: Self-immolation Protests in Tibet---------------------5 Chapter Two: The Historical Status of Tibet-------------------------------------------37 Chapter Three: Human Rights Situation in Tibet--------------------------------------69 Chapter Four: Cultural Genocide in Tibet--------------------------------------------107 Chapter Five: The Tibetan Plateau and its Deteriorating Environment---------135 Chapter Six: The True Nature of Economic Development in Tibet-------------159 Chapter Seven: China’s Urbanization in Tibet-----------------------------------------183 Chapter Eight: China’s Master Plan for Tibet: Rule by Reincarnation-------------197 Chapter Nine: Middle Way Approach: The Way Forward--------------------------225 FOREWORD For Tibetans, information is a precious commodity. Severe restric- tions on expression accompanied by a relentless disinformation campaign engenders facts, knowledge and truth to become priceless. This has long been the case with Tibet. At the time of the publication of this report, Tibet has been fully oc- cupied by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for just five months shy of sixty years. As China has sought to develop Tibet in certain ways, largely economically and in Chinese regions, its obsessive re- strictions on the flow of information have only grown more intense. Meanwhile, the PRC has ready answers to fill the gaps created by its information constraints, whether on medieval history or current growth trends. These government versions of the facts are backed ever more fiercely as the nation’s economic and military power grows.
    [Show full text]
  • Sichuan Province
    Directory of Important Bird Areas in China (Mainland): Key Sites for Conservation Editors SIMBA CHAN (Editor-in-chief) MIKE CROSBY , SAMSON SO, WANG DEZHI , FION CHEUNG and HUA FANGYUAN Principal compilers and data contributors Prof. Zhang Zhengwang (Beijing Normal University), Prof. Chang Jiachuan (Northeast Forestry University), the late Prof. Zhao Zhengjie (Forestry Institute of Jilin Province), Prof. Xing Lianlian (University of Nei Menggu), Prof. Ma Ming (Ecological and Geographical Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang), Prof. Lu Xin (Wuhan University), Prof. Liu Naifa (Lanzhou University), Prof. Yu Zhiwei (China West Normal University), Prof. Yang Lan (Kunming Institute for Zoology), Prof. Wang Qishan (Anhui University), Prof. Ding Changqing (Beijing Forestry University), Prof. Ding Ping (Zhejiang University), the late Prof. Gao Yuren (South China Institute for Endangered Animals), Prof. Zhou Fang (Guangxi University), Prof. Hu Hongxing (Wuhan University), Prof. Chen Shuihua (Zhejiang Natural History Museum), Tsering (Tibet University), Prof. Ma Zhijun (Fudan University), Prof. Guo Yumin (Capital Normal University), Dai Nianhua (Institute of Sciences, Jiangxi), Prof. Han Lianxian (Southwest Forestry University), Yang Xiaojun (Kunming Institute for Zoology), Prof. Wang Zijiang (Kunming Ornithological Association), Prof. Li Zhumei (Institute of Biology, Guizhou), Ma Chaohong (Management Office of Yellow River Wetland National Nature Reserve, Henan), Shen You (Chengdu Bird Watching Society), Wei Qian (Chengdu Bird Watching Society), Zhang Yu (Wild Bird Society of Jiangsu), Kang Hongli (Wild Bird Society of Shanghai). Information on Important Bird Areas in China was compiled with the support of the World Bank using consultant trust funds from the Government of Japan. Surveys of IBAs in western China were funded by Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (Japan) and the Sekisui Chemical Co.
    [Show full text]
  • 2008 UPRISING in TIBET: CHRONOLOGY and ANALYSIS © 2008, Department of Information and International Relations, CTA First Edition, 1000 Copies ISBN: 978-93-80091-15-0
    2008 UPRISING IN TIBET CHRONOLOGY AND ANALYSIS CONTENTS (Full contents here) Foreword List of Abbreviations 2008 Tibet Uprising: A Chronology 2008 Tibet Uprising: An Analysis Introduction Facts and Figures State Response to the Protests Reaction of the International Community Reaction of the Chinese People Causes Behind 2008 Tibet Uprising: Flawed Tibet Policies? Political and Cultural Protests in Tibet: 1950-1996 Conclusion Appendices Maps Glossary of Counties in Tibet 2008 UPRISING IN TIBET CHRONOLOGY AND ANALYSIS UN, EU & Human Rights Desk Department of Information and International Relations Central Tibetan Administration Dharamsala - 176215, HP, INDIA 2010 2008 UPRISING IN TIBET: CHRONOLOGY AND ANALYSIS © 2008, Department of Information and International Relations, CTA First Edition, 1000 copies ISBN: 978-93-80091-15-0 Acknowledgements: Norzin Dolma Editorial Consultants Jane Perkins (Chronology section) JoAnn Dionne (Analysis section) Other Contributions (Chronology section) Gabrielle Lafitte, Rebecca Nowark, Kunsang Dorje, Tsomo, Dhela, Pela, Freeman, Josh, Jean Cover photo courtesy Agence France-Presse (AFP) Published by: UN, EU & Human Rights Desk Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Gangchen Kyishong Dharamsala - 176215, HP, INDIA Phone: +91-1892-222457,222510 Fax: +91-1892-224957 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tibet.net; www.tibet.com Printed at: Narthang Press DIIR, CTA Gangchen Kyishong Dharamsala - 176215, HP, INDIA ... for those who lost their lives, for
    [Show full text]
  • Two Approaches to Non-‐Sectarianism in Twentieth Century Ti
    Highlighting Unity: Two Approaches to Non-Sectarianism in Twentieth Century Tibet Adam Pearcey In the late 19th and early 20th centuries there were attempts – apparently connected with the so-called “Ris med Movement” – to strengthen the scholastic traditions of non- dGe lugs schools in Eastern Tibet. These efforts included the establishment of dozens of scriptural colleges (bshad grwa) throughout the region, and the printing and dissemination of works by the Sa skya scholar, Go rams pa bSod nams seng ge (1429– 1489) and the Nyingma polymath, ’Ju Mi pham (1846–1912). The texts of these two influential philosophers, complete with their notorious criticisms of mainstream dGe lugs pa thought, came to represent the orthodox viewpoint for followers of their respective traditions within many newly founded scriptural colleges. These developments were not without controversy, however, and inspired much debate and polemical exchange. In commenting upon this period and its key figures, some modern scholars have questioned how the strengthening and promotion of individual philosophical traditions could be regarded as non-sectarian. Yet, in spite of this, there is no question that ’Ju Mi pham and the publishers of Go rams pa’s writings continue to be associated with the Ris med ideal. In this paper I will explore the views of two writers who took a different approach to inter-sectarian (and intra-sectarian) discourse during this same period of Tibetan history and who both lived in the mGo log region of Eastern Tibet. These authors aimed less at differentiating and strengthening rival doctrines, and more at highlighting their underlying unity or compatibility.
    [Show full text]
  • Uprising in Tibet 10 March-30 April 2008
    Uprising in Tibet 10 March-30 April 2008 CITIES AND COUNTIES WHERE PROTESTS DOCUMENTED BY TIBET WATCH OCCURRED Lanzhou Rebkong Tsigor Thang Labrang Mangra Tsoe Luchu Machu Dzoge Marthang Ngaba Serthar Kandze Drango Tawu Bathang Lhasa 28 CHARLES SQUARE, LONDON, N1 6HT, U.K. PHONE: +44 (0)20 7324 4608 FAX: +44 (0)20 7324 4606 INTRODUCTION This report is a summary of information gathered and received by Tibet Watch concerning protests in Tibet which occurred during March and April 2008. It is not a comprehensive record of all the protests that took place in Tibet, but only of those incidents which Tibet Watch has received reliable information about. Indeed, it is likely that there were many incidents of protest across Tibet which have remain unreported due to the tight security restrictions and communications lockdown imposed. It is for the same reason that it has since been extremely difficult to find out any further information about the documented events other than what is provided here. Although some of the information in this document relies on single sources, the news we have received has, where possible, been corroborated or checked against information received by other news gathering organizations. CONTENTS Kandze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture ................................................................................................ 3 Bathang County (Ch: Batang) .............................................................................................. 3 Drango County (Ch: Luhuo) ................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • SNOW LEOPARDS from the CAR, Qinghai
    Qinghai 2017 Richard Webb SNOW LEOPARDS FROM THE CAR Qinghai: 27 February to 12 March 2017 Richard Webb CONTENTS Introduction Itinerary Logistics Mammal-watching sites 1. Guides 2. Flights Mammals 3. Visas 4. Accommodation Birds Qinghai Map INTRODUCTION I first saw Snow Leopard in Kazakhstan in 2003, well before Ladakh became the place to see the species. Plans to visit Ladakh have twice had to be aborted for health reasons and when it became apparent that Terry Townshend, and Jean-Michel Bompar (who had travelled with Sid Francis’s business partner, Roland) had both had success in southern Qinghai in 2016 I decided to give it a go with Sid Francis. 1 Qinghai 2017 Richard Webb It appeared a great move when we saw two leopards from the car within four hours of reaching the first site and although we only had one further sighting in the next nine days, we also heard leopards calling on at least two days and received what appeared to be reliable reports from yak herders of two leopards being seen in another of the valleys on a regular basis. It is unlikely that the area will ever rival Hemis in Ladakh in terms of its reliability for sightings given the number of well-trained leopard-spotters operating in that area. However the area appears to have potential with comfortable accommodation within 75 minutes’ drive of the sites and would be worth further investigation. I strongly recommend that anyone wanting to give it a try contacts Sid Francis to organise a trip at [email protected].
    [Show full text]
  • Barkam - N Jinchuan Pear Blossom (Spring) 7 Chengdu / Barkam / Jinchuan / Danba / Mount Siguniang / Longquanyi / Sixiang Lake / Mount E’Mei / Qianwei
    8天 晚 精品四川-马尔康-金川梨花 (春季) 7 成都 / 马尔康 / 金川 / 丹巴 / 四姑娘山 / 龙泉驿 / 石象湖 / 峨眉山 / 犍为 全程无购物 当地酒店 4 + 5 行程特点 • “东方古堡” - 桃坪羌寨 • “中国雪梨之乡” - 金川赏梨花 • “桃花故里” - 龙泉驿赏桃花 马尔康梨花 • “开往春天的火车” - 嘉阳小火车 特点美食 • 精品川菜 • 宫廷药膳料理 • 农家风味 • 粤菜风味 桃花故里 桃坪羌寨 郁金香花海 • 四川火锅 第一天 吉隆坡 / 成都 机上用餐 第六天 成都 / 龙泉驿 / 石象湖 / 峨眉山 早 / 午 / 晚 于吉隆坡第二国际机场集合，乘搭班机前往“天府之国” - 成都。 龙泉驿 - “桃花故里” 位于龙泉驿龙泉山生态旅游区，是花果山风景区的 酒店：瑞廷西郊酒店或同级 (当地5星酒店) 核心景区。 石象湖 - 石象湖位于成都蒲江县境内，因湖区古刹石象寺而得名。景区的 第二天 成都 / 马尔康 早 / 午 / 晚 森林覆盖率达90％以上，大面积的生态园区成为动物、植物共生共存的天 堂 桃坪羌寨 - 世上保存最完整、并尚有人居住的碉楼；完善的地下水网、四通 郁金香花海 -全亚洲最大的 “花中皇后” 培植基地，每年三月郁金香节期 八达的通道和碉楼合一的迷宫式建筑，被中外学者誉为“羌族建筑艺术活化 间，漫山遍野盛开着数百万株郁金香。漫步其间，仿佛走进了荷兰小镇。 石”。 酒店：世纪阳光大酒店或同级 (当地4星酒店) 卓克基藏寨 - 连续剧 “塵埃落定”的拍攝地，也是現在藏區裡保存最完好 的土司官寨。官寨始建于1718年，融和漢藏兩種民族的建築風格。 第七天 峨眉山 / 犍为 / 成都 早 / 午 / 晚 酒店：豪廷名人酒店或同级 (当地4星酒店) 嘉阳特色小火车 “双程” - 成立于上世纪30年代的嘉阳煤矿，昔日主要 第三天 马尔康 / 金川 / 丹巴 早 / 午 / 晚 用于拉煤外运的窄轨蒸汽机小火车仍在运营之中，成为了一道独特靓丽的景 致和一种新鲜奇特的体验。3月的犍为，坐嘉阳小火车在油菜花海里穿越时 金川赏梨花 - 金川被誉为四川阿坝州的小江南，县城海拔2165米、位于四 空，油菜花开遍野，蒸汽小火车行驶在群山梯田中，回荡山间的汽笛声，仿 川省大雪山支脉和邛崃山支脉之间；这里有雪域高原规模最大的梨花奇景， 佛让人回到了蒸汽机时代的乡间。 是全国闻名雪梨产区。 嘉阳国家矿山公园博物馆 - 嘉阳国家矿山公园是以展示人类矿业遗迹为主 甲居藏寨 - “甲居”，藏语是百户人家之意。2005年以甲居藏寨为代表的 ，体现矿业发展历史内涵，并供人们游览观赏与科学知识普及的矿山公园. “丹巴藏寨”被《中国国家地理》杂志组织于活动中评为“中国最美的六大 酒店：瑞廷西郊酒店或同级 (当地5星酒店) 乡村古镇”之首。 酒店：澜峰大酒店或同级 (当地4星酒店) 第八天 成都 / 吉隆坡 早 / 午 / 晚 第四天 丹巴 / 四姑娘山 早 / 午 / 晚 锦里古街 - 锦里的名称源于成都的别称 “锦官城”，是位于四川成都市的 一条古商业街。锦里古街毗邻武侯祠， 颇有古蜀国民风。 梭坡碉楼 (远观) - 梭坡羌族碉楼位于康定至丹巴的路边。“梭坡”藏语意 宽窄巷子 - 宽窄巷子位于成都青羊区长顺街附近，由宽巷子、窄巷子、井 为“蒙古族”。梭坡共有碉楼84座，是全世界古碉最集中的地方。 巷子平行排列组成，全为青黛砖瓦的仿古四合院落。 四姑娘山 - 四姑娘山位于阿坝州小金县与汶川县交界处，是横断山脉东部 环球中心 - 新世纪环球中心是四川省、成都市两级政府确定的打造世界现 边缘邛崃山系的最高峰。四座山从北到南，在3.5公里范围内依次排开，被 代田园城市的重大项目，主体建筑以“流动的旋律”为设计理念，为世界第 当地藏民崇敬为神山。 一大单体建筑。晚餐后，送往机场乘搭班机返回温暖家园。 双桥沟 (含观光车) - 全长34.8公里，是四姑娘山最美丽的一条沟。沟内 有两座木桥，分别由杨柳木和红杉木搭建而成。 酒店：悦山度假酒店或同级 (当地4星酒店) ： 第五天 四姑娘山 / 成都 早 / 午 / 晚 保证自费 卧龙中华大熊猫苑、石象湖郁金香花海、 猫鼻梁子观景台 -这里是巴郎山至日隆的必经之地，是观赏四姑娘山的最 圣象峨眉功夫表演：RM300 / 人 佳地点。从这里可以清楚地看到一字排开的四姑娘山。 巴郎山隧道风光 - 巴朗山位于小金县东，小金，汶川，宝兴3县交界处， 距成都200余公里。巴朗山海拔5040米，藏语称巴朗拉，意为圣柳山。 卧龙中华大熊猫保护区 (含电瓶车) - 四川卧龙大熊猫自然保护区位于汶 川县境内，区内共分布着100多只大熊猫，可以让你大饱眼福。 酒店：瑞廷西郊酒店或同级 (当地5星酒店) * 倘若原定的景点不对外开放，将由其他景点取代 * 以上的景点先后顺序可根据具体的情况有所调整。 * 在主要节日，商业展览，旅游旺季期间，住宿酒店可能需要安排在另一个城市 .
    [Show full text]
  • The White Pill: Perceptions and Experiences of Efficacy of a Popular Tibetan Medicine in Multiethnic Rebgong
    asian medicine �0 (�0�5) ���–�48 brill.com/asme The White Pill: Perceptions and Experiences of Efficacy of a Popular Tibetan Medicine in Multiethnic Rebgong Nianggajia Qinghai Nationalities University, University of Oslo, Norway [email protected] Abstract In this paper, I address the local perceptions and experiences of efficacy among pro- ducers and patients of a popular Tibetan medicine in multiethnic Rebgong, a regional hub of Tibetan medicine in Qinghai Province, PRC. Known as the ‘White Pill’—Rikar in Tibetan, Jiebaiwan in Chinese—it is often taken directly without prescription for stomach and digestive disorders that are common among Tibetan, Han, and Hui patients. I will examine the White Pill’s classical formula and how different local pro- ducers in Rebgong explain what makes their own White Pill so effective and popu- lar. Based on interviews with patients of different cultural backgrounds, my research shows that the popularity of this Tibetan medicine is increasing among both Tibetans and non-Tibetans in Rebgong during the past decade. This is probably due to the new ways of producing the White Pill by specifically targeting common digestive disorders, which often and previously have been experienced as not being satisfactorily treated by Chinese biomedical pharmaceuticals. In particular, Rikar or Jiebaiwan is locally known and experienced to be simply the most effective treatment for stomach and digestive disorders without having side effects. Keywords Tibetan medicine – White Pill – Rikar – Jiebaiwan – multiethnic use – Rebgong (Tongren) © koninklijke brill nv, leiden, ���6 | doi �0.��63/�5734��8-��34�Downloaded35� from Brill.com09/25/2021 08:54:18PM via free access 222 Nianggajia Rebgong—A Hub of Tibetan Medicine in Amdo In the past decade ‘Tibetan medicine’ (Tib.
    [Show full text]
  • Operation China
    Zhaba December 28 of Sichuan. Extensive lexical and grammatical material has •Barkam •Wenchuan been collected on a dozen •Chengdu Litang • •Kangding SICHUAN languages of the Qiangic TIBET •Xiangcheng group. Besides Qiang, other •Jiulong •Xichang languages in the group include YUNNAN GUIZHOU Baima, Ergong, Ersu, Jiarong, Scale 0 KM 160 Guiqiong, Minyak, Namuyi, 3 Population in China: Pumi, Shixing, and Zhaba.” 15,000 (1983) 20,900 (2000) History: When Marco Polo 25,750 (2010) passed through rural Tibetan Location: Sichuan Religion: Tibetan Buddhism areas in the thirteenth century Christians: None Known he found unique local customs. Polo wrote, “No man Overview of the of that country would on any Zhaba consideration take to wife a girl who was a maid; for they Countries: China say a wife is worth nothing Pronunciation: “Zhar-ba” unless she has been used to Other Names: Zaba, Zhaboa, Buozi consort with men.… When Population Source: travelers come that way, the 15,000 (1983 Sun Hongkai); old women of the place get 7,700 (1991 EDCL); ready, and take their Out of a total Tibetan population of 4,593,330 (1990 census) Paul Hattaway unmarried daughters… to Location: W Sichuan: Zhamai Population: A 1983 source listed 15,000 whomsoever will accept them.… In this District of Yajiang County and people belonging to the Zhaba manner people traveling in that way… shall Zhaba District of Daofu County; ethnolinguistic group.1 They live in parts of Possibly also in Litang and find perhaps 20 or 30 girls at their 4 Xinlong counties Yajiang and Daofu counties within the disposal.” Status: massive Garze Tibetan Autonomous Officially included under Tibetan Prefecture in western Sichuan Province.
    [Show full text]
  • Establishing Lineage Legitimacy and Building Labrang Monastery As “The Source of Dharma”: Jikmed Wangpo (1728–1791) Taking the Helm
    religions Article Establishing Lineage Legitimacy and Building Labrang Monastery as “the Source of Dharma”: Jikmed Wangpo (1728–1791) Taking the Helm Rinchen Dorje The Center for Research on Ethnic Minorities in Northwest China, The College of History and Culture, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; [email protected] Abstract: The eighteenth century witnessed the continuity of Geluk growth in Amdo from the preceding century. Geluk inspiration and legacy from Central Tibet and the accompanying political patronage emanating from the Manchus, Mongols, and local Tibetans figured prominently as the engine behind the Geluk influence that swept Amdo. The Geluk rise in the region resulted from contributions made by native Geluk Buddhists. Amdo native monks are, however, rarely treated with as much attention as they deserve for cultivating extensive networks of intellectual transmission, reorienting and shaping the school’s future. I therefore propose that we approach Geluk hegemony and their broad initiatives in the region with respect to the school’s intellectual and cultural order and native Amdo Buddhist monks’ role in shaping Geluk history in Amdo and beyond in Tibet. Such a focus highlights their impact in shaping the trajectory of Geluk history in Tibet and Amdo in particular. The historical and biographical literature dealing with the life of Jikmed Wangpo affords us a rare window into the pivotal time when every effort was made to cultivate a vast network of institutions and masters across Tibet. This further spurred an institutional growth of Citation: Dorje, Rinchen. 2021. Buddhist transmission, constructing authenticity and authority thereof, as they were closely tied to Establishing Lineage Legitimacy and reincarnation lineage, intellectual traditions, and monastic institutions.
    [Show full text]
  • Mongolica Pragensia 13-2.Indd
    Mongolo-Tibetica Pragensia ’13 6/2 MMongolicaongolica PPragensiaragensia 113-2.indd3-2.indd 1 99.. 33.. 22014014 221:14:401:14:40 MMongolicaongolica PPragensiaragensia 113-2.indd3-2.indd 2 99.. 33.. 22014014 221:14:401:14:40 Mongolo-Tibetica Pragensia ’13 Ethnolinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Religion and Culture Volume 6, No. 2 Special Commemorative Issue in Honour of Prof. Jaroslav Vacek on His 70th Birthday Publication of Charles University in Prague Philosophical Faculty, Institute of South and Central Asia Seminar of Mongolian and Tibetan Studies Prague 2013 ISSN 1803–5647 MMongolicaongolica PPragensiaragensia 113-2.indd3-2.indd 3 99.. 33.. 22014014 221:14:401:14:40 Th is journal is published as a part of the Programme for the Development of Fields of Study at Charles University, Oriental and African Studies, sub-programme “Th e process of transformation in the language and cultural diff erentness of the countries of South and Central Asia”, a project of the Philosophical Faculty, Charles University in Prague. Th e publication of this Special Issue was supported by the Embassy of the Mongolian Republic in Prague. Mongolo-Tibetica Pragensia ’13 Linguistics, Ethnolinguistics, Religion and Culture Volume 6, No. 2 (2013) Th is special issue was prepared by Alena Oberfalzerová and Daniel Berounský © Editors Editors-in-chief: Jaroslav Vacek and Alena Oberfalzerová Editorial Board: Daniel Berounský (Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic) Agata Bareja-Starzyńska (University of Warsaw, Poland) Katia Buff etrille (École pratique des Hautes-Études, Paris, France) J. Lubsangdorji (Charles University Prague, Czech Republic) Marie-Dominique Even (Centre National des Recherches Scientifi ques, Paris, France) Marek Mejor (University of Warsaw, Poland) Tsevel Shagdarsurung (National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) Domiin Tömörtogoo (National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia) Reviewed by Prof.
    [Show full text]