Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) is located at the Southwest part of China, with a population of 2.3 million and a land area of 1.22 million square kilometers. In Tibet 95% of the population are of Tibetan nationality along side 30 other nationalities such as Han, Menba, Luoba, Hui, Mouggul, Naxi as well as Cheng and Sharba peoples.

Tibet has an average landrise of 4,000 metres above sea level and is called by names like “The Roof of the World” , “The Lost Shangrila” and “The Third Pole of the Globe”. The world’s highest summit – the Everest, is located at the border between China and Nepal, and this summit claims a height of 8,848 metres above sea level.

The characteristics of the Tibetan Plateau climate on the whole claims to have low temperature, long-day sunshine, strong radiation, thin air and meagre rainfall.

To speak about the flora, forests of spruce and firs are found along the lower altitude whereas vast plateaus of rich juniper trees and grasses are found along the higher altitudes. In the central valley weeping willows are the most common sights. It is also possible that one can come across species of wild flowers like oleander, pansy and some indigenous flowers like "tsi - tog" meaning light pink.

Fauna section includes wild yak, horses, ass and bharal (blue sheep), snow leopard, red deer, antelope, mouse, hares and marmots. Also the black necked crane are a common sight in most of the regions.

The main farming crops of Tibet are the highland barley, wheat, bean and rape seeds, apples and walnuts. The pastoral area of Tibet is one of the five biggest in China in which yak, sheep and goat are grazed. Tibet has a forest coverage of 60,000 square kilometers, which is the second largest timber deposit in China.

Being the capital city, with 1,300 years of history, Lhasa, meaning “ holy land of Buddha’s “ in Tibetan, is the political, economical, religious and cultural centre of Tibet.

Tibetan culture originated from Tibet. Human activities traced back to the later ages of the Paleolithic. The king of Tibet, Songzangarbu, unified Tibet in the 7th century. A.D and established Tibet dynasty, which twice weaved matrimonial relations with Tang Dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries. In the 13th century, Tibet became an administrative region of Yuan Dynasty; a Gedanpozang government was established during the rule of the fifth Dalai Lama. After the 1911 Revolution, administrative agencies were set up in Tibet by the Government of the People’s Republic of China. (September, 1, 1965)