As China draws millions to Tibet, herders turn hoteliers and culture becomes a tourist attraction

Source: China – South China Morning PostIn a room warmed by an open wood stove, Baima says her family converted their white brick house into a hotel as China’s Communist leadership ushers tens of millions of tourists to the politically sensitive region of Tibet.In her remote village of Tashigang, surrounded by mist covered mountains nearly 500km (300 miles) from the capital Lhasa and close to a disputed border with India, most of the houses have followed suit and turned into homestays.“We used to live a life of herding and farming,”…Read More

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