Posts Tagged ‘westerners’

Mianyang Earthquake

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Most westerners have heard of major Chinese cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and even Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Shenzhen. But few know about Chongqing; the biggest city in China, with more than 30 million people. The earthquake was centered on a line between Chengdu and Mianyang in Sichuan province, just outside Chongqing. [...]

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Tibetan Book Of The Dead

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

It looked at the death of an old man in a village in Ladakh, has early footage of the Dalai Lama and a (somewhat) recent interview. Perhaps the best bit was the street interview with local citizens who, unlike most Westerners, are very accepting of death and suffering. Ram Dass and others share their ideas [...]

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