Tibet Autonomous Region

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The Tibet Autonomous Region is a vast, high-altitude region in southwest China, centered on the Tibetan Plateau and known for its unique Tibetan culture, Buddhism, and dramatic Himalayan landscapes including Mount Everest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
autonomous region
city
first-level administrative division of China
mountain
palace
administrativeCenter Lhasa
borderFeature Himalayas
Transhimalaya
borderingCountry Bhutan
India
Myanmar
Nepal
borderingRegion Qinghai
surface form: Qinghai Province

Sichuan Province
Xinjiang
surface form: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Yunnan Province
capital Lhasa
climate cold, dry highland climate
continent Asia
country China
China
currency Chinese yuan
surface form: Renminbi
demographics majority Tibetan population
elevation high-altitude region
establishedAsAutonomousRegion 1965
ethnicGroup Tibetan people
surface form: Tibetans
governingBody Tibet Autonomous Region self-linksurface differs
surface form: People's Government of Tibet Autonomous Region
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
highestPoint Mount Everest
ISOCode CN-54
knownFor Himalayan landscapes
Vajrayana
surface form: Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan culture
locatedIn Lhasa
Lhasa
southwest China
locatedOn Tibetan Plateau
majorReligion Vajrayana
surface form: Tibetan Buddhism
mountainRange Himalayas
Himalayas
officialLanguage Standard Chinese
Tibetan
partOf China
surface form: People's Republic of China
timeZone China Standard Time
touristAttraction Jokhang Temple
Potala Palace
UTCOffset +8

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Lost Horizon (novel) setIn Tibet Autonomous Region
subject surface form: Lost Horizon
this entity surface form: Tibet
High Lama countryOfFictionalSetting Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Sikkim Himalaya borders Tibet Autonomous Region
Nyingma school countryOfOrigin Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Nyingma school regionOfActivity Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Sakya school countryOfOrigin Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Qing emperors ruledRegion Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Great Yuan territoryIncludes Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Buddhist socialism associatedWithCountry Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Buddhist logic developedIn Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Dali Kingdom borderedBy Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Tsuglagkhang Complex pilgrimageFrom Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Da Yuan territoryIncludes Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Nationalist Government of China claimedTerritory Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Shey Phoksundo National Park borders Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet Autonomous Region of China
Lake Manasarovar locatedIn Tibet Autonomous Region
Bon religiousTraditionOf Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Bon hasOriginPlace Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Bon isPracticedIn Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Ngari Prefecture partOf Tibet Autonomous Region
Darchen locatedIn Tibet Autonomous Region
Rakshastal locatedIn Tibet Autonomous Region
Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route locatedIn Tibet Autonomous Region
Yangtze River basin containsProvinceLevelRegion Tibet Autonomous Region
Tso Moriri nearBorderWith Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Karnali Province borders Tibet Autonomous Region
Impeyan monal nativeTo Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Nu River flowsThrough Tibet Autonomous Region
Oirat Mongols influencedRegion Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Mongol conquest of Tibet location Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests locatedIn Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Mustang District borders Tibet Autonomous Region
Mustang District hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Pangong Tso locatedIn Tibet Autonomous Region
China National Highway 219 passesThrough Tibet Autonomous Region
China National Highway 219 connectsRegion Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Greater Tibet cultural sphere hasCoreRegion Tibet Autonomous Region
Gorkha District borders Tibet Autonomous Region
The Abominable Snowmen settingLocation Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism regionOfStrongPresence Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Drukpa Kagyu Buddhism originatedInRegion Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Tsangla spokenIn Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Myanmar–China border adjacentChineseProvince Tibet Autonomous Region
Chinese Esoteric Buddhism transmittedTo Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Mahavairocana Tantra regionOfInfluence Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Lhuentse District borders Tibet Autonomous Region
Bos grunniens domesticationRegion Tibet Autonomous Region
this entity surface form: Tibet
Qinghai–Tibet Railway locatedIn Tibet Autonomous Region
Tanggula railway station locatedIn Tibet Autonomous Region
Nagqu locatedIn Tibet Autonomous Region