established.
- Lhasa Airport, which began operation with flights
to Beijing and Chengdu.
1966~1976 - Cultural revolution
1985 - Tibet opened to mass tourism.
1986 - China Tibet Tourism Bureau was founded.
1989 - Protests in Tibet
2006 - Qinghai-Tibet Railway opened.
2008 - Protests spread to other Tibetan-settled regions.
2009 - About 174,900 inbound tourists
Tibet is ...
Nickname – Roof of the World
Capital - Lhasa, the "Holy City"
Population - 3 millions (as of 2011)
First People - Tibetans
Ethnic Composition – 92.8% Tibetan, 6.1% Han, 0.3% Hui, 0.5% others.
Religions - Tibetan Buddhism, Animism
Official Languages – Mandarin, Tibetan
Currency - ¥ RMB (Renminbi, Chinese Yuan)
Weather – Extremely dry except during
I. 중국 개관
• 위치 : 아시아 동부
• 면적 : 960만 km
• 인구 : 12억 7500만 명(2009)
• 수도 : 베이징
• 정치 : 공화제(중화인민공화국)
• 공용어: 중국어
• 통화 : 위안(元: ¥)
• 지역구분 : 23성, 4직할시, 5자치구, 2특별자치구
• 주요도시 : 북경, 상해, 천진, 광주
• 종교 : 불교