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2006

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

China: Yunnan Province - Language and Cultures

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Home On The Range: Case Study Of Kham Nomadic Peoples And The Litang Region, Katelyn Ransom Oct 2006

Home On The Range: Case Study Of Kham Nomadic Peoples And The Litang Region, Katelyn Ransom

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Nixi: A Case Study Of The Influences Of China’S Economic Development On The Fringe Of Tibet, Zachary Johnson Apr 2006

Nixi: A Case Study Of The Influences Of China’S Economic Development On The Fringe Of Tibet, Zachary Johnson

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On the eastern mountainside of Nixi cling several tall, red earthen houses, the winding road to Deqin cuts between; they face a swell in the middle of the valley where several more houses stand, and one in mid-construction. The two clusters of beautiful Tibetan houses are connected by a fairly recently added crushed stone road, walled in by rough stonework patched with cement. The village is surrounded by evergreens and blossoming mountain laurels. To the north the green mountains are staggered until they slowly fade into pale blue creases humbled by a high snowcapped range at the Tibetan border. To …