The Tibetan Myth - My Journey to Rural Tibet

[@livinlavidaluke]

Help me get to 20k subs!! got some bangers coming out soon, including more of Tibetan plateau, Mosque visit, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan, and parents visiting China. So please please subscribe to stay tuned!

[@ChinaSongsCollection]

@14:52 I've actually participated in one of those dances before when I visited the Tibetan regions in China many years ago. But I didn't last very long because I didn't know how to do the moves and felt a little stupid 😅

[@potu5097]

Suscribed ！

[@weiliao3158]

If you care about minority's human right that much, please go visiting American Indian reservations and give the world a report afterward. I visited the Reservation once, I was extremely sad about their living condition.

[@已由寒國人置顶]

When do you go to inner Mongolia!

[@happymelon7129]

70 Years ago, 90% of Tibetans were serfs. The average life expectancy for Tibetans rose from 35.5 years in 1951 to over 67 years by the end of 2010. Infant mortality rate dropped from 430 infant deaths per 1,000 in 1951 to 20.69 per 1,000 by the year of 2010. Literacy increased from below 5% to over 90%. There are new schools, hospitals, highways, airports, a high speed rail from Lhasa to Beijing. Tourism is booming, Tibetans live in peace and very rapidly increasing prosperity.

[@happymelon7129]

Indian near Tibet: 😭Tibet has 20 times bigger gdp per capita than my inddia 0ccupied tibet.

[@gelinrefira]

If Tibet should be an independent country, then so should Hawai'i, Puerto Rico, Guam, California, and Texas. Part of the land at the Mexican border should also be returned to Mexico. That's only fair.

[@Janicef247]

Interesting! Tq for showing the Tibetans and their culture

[@yousheng]

Talking about Dalai Lama, I remember there are actually two or three of them of equal religious position in Tibet. The one co-ops with the US government went to Nepal, the other who co-ops with the Chinese government stays in Tibet. The former is the one very well known around the world while the latter is rarely reported in the West news media. Interesting.

[@roylopez-dx5kq]

We do not accept political puppets.

[@yousheng]

@@roylopez-dx5kq then I think you mean the one who has the most exposure.

[@ren-hong-li]

感谢你帮我们告诉世界真相❤

[@jinlingliang4385]

哥们，非常感谢您有見解和认识中国历史，加油，我们永远都支持正能量的人，

[@parttimethinker7611]

The temple where foreigners weren’t allowed in, did it included Chinese (Han) and other Chinese ethnics…such as Uighur or none asiatic looking Chinese? How do they tell who’s Chinese? There are many Russian Chinese too. Love your video and energetic narrative. Thanks for sharing your insightful thoughts.

[@XW3126]

They check identification card. Not by ethnicity. If you only have foreign passport then you are a foreigner.

[@parttimethinker7611]

@@XW3126 thanks again.

[@sder2686]

Knowledgeable

[@dxJ-qt2th]

The United States should make Hawaii independent and give it back to Hawaiians! Give back New Mexico, Texas and California to Mexico!

[@junaidisalam5718]

my gosh... now we know how pity those Native Americans compared to the Uyghurs and Tibetans...

[@leonardpearlman4017]

This doesn't come up very much, but it should! How does this look to Native Americans?

[@zeissiez]

Tibet was freed from a serfdom slavery system by the PRC.

[@ThereIsAlwaysaWay2]

And average life span came from 35.5 years old, to 72.2 years old. More then doubled .... Tells you everything.

[@dongiovanni8899]

wow, that's higher than South Asian countries

[@happymelon7129]

Indian near Tibet: 😭Tibet has 20 times bigger gdp per capita than my inddia 0ccupied tibet.

[@greendragonspirit1646]

@happmelon7129 are you from arunachel Pradesh?

[@josephwu3136]

Prior to 1959 Tibetans were under a Slavey system called serfdom. Tibetans were subject to working free labor to serve higher monks that held power in their society and no private ownership of land which was held strictly by high serf monks. Pedo Lama with help of the CIA tried to retain and preserve this system. Pedo Lama tried challenge the workers party with the help and backing of India and american CIA. In 1959 following the CCPs exile of the Pedo Lama. The feudal serfdom system was abolished. Land reform was introduced and redistribution to the people/peasants. Today Xizang aka Tibet is a very prosperous place. Way more prosperous than both India and America. 🇨🇳

[@danieltam3923]

The Western politicians especially the American are particularly fond of the ethnic minorities in Tibet and Xinjiang, but they despise ethnic minorities everywhere else like the Native Americans whose populations and culture have been wiped out and continued being suppressed.

[@yy-franco]

yeah, and minorities ppl acturlly privileged in China, but no one believe it

[@pbworld7858]

Ironic. They also hate the Chinese and Muslims, and yet they care so much about Chinese Muslims.

[@tylertang20]

美国关心新疆的穆斯林，但是去在中东屠杀穆斯林。😂😂😂😂

[@inktownfishing4505]

America is all built on stolen land.

[@beatricewan9958]

America is so serious about the condition of Muslims in Xinjiang but not the Muslims in Gaza! ???🤔

[@roylopez-dx5kq]

Why has the Muslim world NOT taken Gaza refugees.... they don't trust them.

[@zlz-h2o]

Tibetan is free. Actually free-er than most places i the world.

[@ZhengSouth]

Tibet looks very beautiful

[@陳大勇-r7q]

If Tibet should be an independent country, how about the Tibetan regions in India and Nepal? The US government should tell us.

[@jamesyoung7108]

Why care about what the US thinks. It's none of their business. Unfortunately, the US and her cronies love to poke their noses in everyone's lives to create dissension and chaos all over the world - all for money!!! Such hypocrites.

[@pbworld7858]

In that case, Hawaii, Saipan, Guam and Puerto Rico should be independent (again). But we know hypocrisy is USA's middle name.

[@JimmyDoyel-by2cp]

The whole of American doesn't belong to European…

[@a.m.3627]

@@pbworld7858 Along with Scotland and North Ireland, which should also be an independent countries, since UK also constantly join the chat

[@GASIA-cw8iw]

Canada, New Zealand and Australia can be added to this discussion.

[@Black_Sun_Dark_Star]

XiZang (what most call Tibet) has been a part of China for centuries. In fact, the Dalai Lama was part of the parliament in the early days.

[@edie930]

Tibet have a good life now

[@okwatever3582]

I consider Hawaii as part of the US, thus I consider Tibet as part of China. Like it or not, it’s the reality.

[@leonardpearlman4017]

Hawaii is a good example that is rarely mentioned. It's worse, since we annexed them, and pretty much wiped out whatever they had there in terms of government and culture. Leaving a little for purposes of tourism I suppose? NO talk of "autonomous region". Aside from the doubling of life span, INCOME in Tibet has probably increased a thousand times since the revolution, incomparable really. What to speak of having roads and water and electricity and even OXYGEN on tap in places....

[@PomegranateChocolate]

I might add that Indian apologists never miss a chance to lecture the Brits of their sin of colonialism. What people don't realize is that while British colonialism is a thing of the past, Indian colonialism is alive and well in Asia. The legacy of the British Raj is that they unwittingly created a bully. British historian Arnold Toynbee noted that while Indians were subjects of the British Crown, they were largely indifferent to British India's borders and even condemned the British Empire's annexation of distant territories as immoral. In 1921, India's Congress Party went so far as to urge neighboring states not to enter into treaties with the Imperial Power (the British Raj). However, once Indians assumed sovereignty, their perspective underwent a complete reversal. Suddenly, the once-distant lands of the British Indian Empire were seen as sacred Indian territory. Even more alarmingly, India began asserting territorial claims over areas that had never been claimed, let alone controlled, by the British Raj. In essence, aspiring to emulate the British Raj, India became expansionist in its own right. In Arnold Toynbee's words: "It is queer that lines drawn by British officials should have been consecrated as precious national assets of the British Indian Empire's non-British successor states. At the time when those lines were drawn the transaction produced no stir among the . . . Indian . . . subjects, as they then were, of the British crown. If any of them paid any attention to what Durand and McMahon were doing, they will have written it off as just another move in the immoral game of power politics that the British Imperialists were playing at the Indian tax-payers' expense. The present consecration of these British-made lines as heirlooms in the successor states' national heritages is an unexpected and unfortunate turn of History's wheel." And so, in February 1951, three and a half years after the British had left the subcontinent, India invaded and annexed Tawang in South Tibet. Tawang is the Sixth Dalai Lama's birthplace and home to the four-hundred-years old Tawang Monastery. In 1987 India renamed the area to the so-called Arunachal Pradesh to obscure its historical ties to Tibet. You would never read about this in the Western media.

[@yy-franco]

I think QinghHai is the most mysterious region, such big area but very small population, Not suitable for human habitation，and less developed compare to Tibet, I went to Tibet 3 times, it becoming a luxurious resort

[@peanut0brain]

Commercialized

[@grouchypatch9185]

As we speak, tens of thousands young indian Tibetans are leaving/fleeing india to seek work to help their families back home. Their prospects back in india are so grim and the sense of hopelessness amongst them is so high.

[@roylopez-dx5kq]

Please show us on video.....not mere words

[@Robert.3399]

Great video. Learned a lot

[@petercua6158]

Living standard has definitely improve a lot.

[@PomegranateChocolate]

Also, let me use to opportunity to bring awareness to the oppression of Tibetans. No, I am not talking about the Tibetans in China. I am talking about Tibetans in occupied South Tibet, which was annexed by India in 1951 and made a state by India in 1987 to become the so-called Arunachal Pradesh. The Tibetans in occupied South Tibet are fast becoming strangers in their own native homeland because the Indian government are settling Indians in the region to change the demographic structure of the region. The Indians like to mock them, calling them Chinese as a form of insult (sometime calling them names such as the C* word or the M* word.) Rape by Indians in occupied South Tibet is a major source of resentment of the locals to the Indian occupiers. Another thing is that India simply don't trust the locals and like to accuse them of being Chinese spy if they don't display enough loyalty to the Indian occupier. This area is tightly controlled by India with limited access to the outside world. In 2014 a Tibetan Chinese called Nido Tania went to Delhi and was beaten to death because he looked 'Chinese'. He case was hardly an isolated one. Rape by Indians is a major source of tension in South Tibet against India. Today South Tibet is restless, and India knows it. This is the reason AFSPA (Armed Force Special Powers Act) is imposed on South Tibet. AFSPA dates back to the colonial times when the British was running South Asia. AFSPA gives India the power to detain or kill anyone with impunity. AFSPA is imposed on regions India deemed 'disturbed', such as Kashmir and South Tibet. The Tibetans in occupied South Tibet are voiceless people because they are not the right kind of Tibetans, so their plight is ignored by the Western world because of ugly geopolitical politics. I have yet to hear from the Western media of any concern of human rights abuse of the Tibetans in occupied South Tibet by India. Free South Tibet from India.

[@BenBen-ns1pd]

Woww sounds so bad. certainly no media coverage at all on the poor life of Tibetans there😢

[@黄辰旭]

The monks can't use the skull of underage girl to build the religion instruments after the 1950s, if this was considered as the lost part.

[@sylvialay4139]

Of cause give them sometimes what about australian aborigines n North American Indian situation now😢😂😢😂

[@已由寒國人置顶]

Defending China: 1000+ Smearing China: 200000+ 😅

[@junaidisalam5718]

spin spin spin... in the west, seems like most politicians are Spin Doctors

[@WaMo721]

2:08 is that qinghai lake?....it's so big like a real ocean

[@andrewlin6136]

Ohh THE LIE LAMA

[@yingxu7908]

time after time more people will find out the true

[@yingxu7908]

Beautiful scenery，nice video thanks

[@keyboardmanyoutube3189]

Whenever a stupid USA politician says free Tibet, I feel like Americans should free USA and given the land to indigenous people

[@happymelon7129]

Indian near Tibet: 😭Tibet has 20 times bigger gdp per capita than my inddia 0ccupied tibet.

[@liveintc]

Thank you for showcasing the real life and people over there. It is defintely different to waht some politicians described.

[@ren-hong-li]

我们中国一直被美西方的媒体抹黑，因为我们没有媒体话语权😢

[@davidchung4691]

👋👍👌🤩

[@hungoh2801]

I always enjoy your vid. Very interesting and knowledgeable. Tks

[@livinlavidaluke]

Thanks a lot!!

[@midong9299]

Nice video with truth. Thanks!

[@mll922]

Learnt a lot of truth from you about Tibet!

[@peacefuldialog]

Thank you for this video. Tibet, I believe is more beautiful than what you showed us. There were many things you were talking about but were not sure. You come from England and your country was never colonised infact your country colonised and ruined many countries, so its kind of easy to talk. Just imagine when you lose your country and the main language is now the foreign language... without which you cant do much....ofcourse you are then forced to teach your children the foreign language. Yes, not everything was great before. If you look back, the royalties in Europe also lived a lavish lifestyle and made the people slave for them. If you want to ask the Tibetans anything, do you think they will risk saying anything against the government? You are studying in a Chinese university in China and if you put up anything against the government...you will find yourself back on the next flight or in a cell somewhere. Please do more research before you make your next video. You are young and smart, just dont be too rash.

[@tenzintsultrim5056]

Tibet was an independent country prior to 1950; when China invaded Tibet in 1950. According to Manchu historical records ( from 1644 to 1911 ), Tibet was never a part of China ( Prof Hon Shiang). One should read Tibet and Manchu relationship by above mentioned author.

[@duilunlayb923]

wow... saying something positive about Chinese government... so brave..

[@AnnieT369]

Lovely video and so informative.

[@m_wu]

1959年，CIA将年轻的达赖喇嘛从西藏秘密运送到了印度，😂

[@RealKevinChan]

I missed the opening shot & I was wondering if you were riding on an animal at the beginning. Thank goodness I rewinded after the video ended & got my answer -- Camel! 😁

[@bsc524]

America is the most caring country in the world. They care so much for the freedom of the Tibetans that they are prepared to defy their own mother in law 😄

[@WaMo721]

Comment section under any tibet related video is a mess

[@rishiverma2432]

How much you were paid?

[@stevencher9968]

How much are you paid from the 1.6 billion propaganda funding?

[@coolspace2786]

5 Godi coins?

[@mchammer3927]

Wow looks like a wonderful place

[@TENZIN4-d8g]

your video is a Chinese strategically systemaised, sponsored and propogative video. bro next time make it seem more natural

[@manimalworks7424]

About the spinning wheels: in old times, because most Tibetans were illiterate, they could not read the scripts, thus the wheels were made with the scriptures on them. Spinning the wheel is like reading the scripts

[@agusjusup]

Vidio bagus ungkap kebenaran

[@winglatos]

Thanks for bringing the truth to the west

[@tc-fz5qn]

Tibet should be as independent a country as California or Texas!

[@TV-us1ue]

You got it!

[@pessi6185]

FREE TIBET.... FROM WESTERN PROPAGANDA!!!

[@TV-us1ue]

You got it ! Bro

[@GARRYJackson-q1h]

So why is the Dalai Lama asking for Tibet to be freed or is he a myth too

[@freeskier64]

Dalai doesn't believe in communism or democracy. He only believes in theocracy, with him as the god on earth. Thats how he was brought up. He revolted, failed and escaped to india with the help of CIA. Free Tibet is his way of getting his throne back . I worked as a hotel manager in Hong Kong during the 90's . One day i have to show two VIPs to their room. They were lamas, at least they dress like one. They gave me 100dollars as tip just showing them to their presidential suite. Instead of seeking the truth of Buddha teaching in some of the most remote place on this planet, they are spending like a Saudi prince in Hong Kong. Where did all these money came from? Donation from poor peasants, secret fund from CIA, I have no clue.😅

[@pbworld7858]

Are non-Chinese nationals only allowed in Tibet with a tour group? Some HKers I know told me, but HKers with home return permits (ie Chinese natonals) were allowed to go as solo travellers. They themselves decided to travel wih a tour group out of conveniency. They enjoyed their time there but felt the effects of the high elevation.

[@okwatever3582]

According to some other channels they don’t need permit nor travel in groups in Tibet. The most sensitive part is the borders towns with India where the boundaries are contested. all tourists regardless of nationality needs permit to visit the bordering areas

[@chjin1796]

There are a lot of no-man's land in Tibet, and these places are very dangerous for tourists. Traveling with a group is a safe and secure travel plan. Get help in time in case of emergency.

[@jenme4796]

What are you wearing? Fashion show?

[@livinlavidaluke]

🤣tibetan traditional clothes

[@wesleyclayton1168]

Just show the scenery, topography lakes snow mountains etc 🎉

[@SLi-pr8vv]

Free Florida! Free Texas! Free New Mexico.....Free Quebec, Free Catalonia Basalona, free Scotland North Ireland.. 😂😂😂

[@oweerogee1263]

the political monk dalai mama won't like your video

[@ahsimiksnabac6576]

CIA CIA CI_ALL THE WAY!!

[@yousheng]

Very interesting and informative, thank you! The view is very beautiful.

[@kuenchik9072]

Good video. Not many vloggers go to Qinghai. However I think you mean Tibetan script not scripture.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Yeah i realised that after.. my bad english🤣

[@queenie8810]

Tibetan retired at age 45, their average retirement pension is the highest among all other richest cities in China ….

[@russelljohnston3882]

Very informative - I learned a lot! What a beautiful place and lovely happy people. A real gem. Thanks for sharing

[@billthh1]

Well done! I have subscribed!👍👍👍✌✌✌

[@livinlavidaluke]

Thanks, welcome to the channel!

[@tenzintsultrim5056]

The real history of Tibet is, that Tibet was an independent country prior to 1950. Tibet lost independence in 1950 after Chinese invasion and forced signing of 1951 17 point agreement. For proof read Manchu dynasty historical scroll record 1644 to1911, Tibet was never a part of China. Book-- Tibet and Manchu relationship, by Prof Hon Shiang ( Chinese). Arten

[@tsdz2008]

the death penalty had been abolished in old Tibet as early as 1896. The torture of chopping off limbs was abolished in 1913 by the 13th Dalai Lama......

[@yukonzhang3034]

Live your video, expecting more. 👍

[@bobol326]

you are so right about tibet

[@lobsangjolly5321]

Why don’t you talk about eliminating Tibetan language in many schools.. if those Tibetans in videos and you don’t talk about having freedom and betterment in Tibet, China wouldn’t have gave you right to make that video.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Yet they can all speak it

[@summerain6918]

In fact, it is bilingual education. The street signs are in three languages, in addition to Tibetan, Chinese and English. 10:04, you can see the store on the side of the road, Tibetan and Chinese

[@jerronng6036]

❤❤❤❤

[@sherap2718]

Tibet has been never been part of China in history. Moreover Tibet was more powerful than China few decades back n conquer n invaded china during tang dynasty. Please first do your research properly. Chinese money will not pay for your whole life.

[@thetreekeeper143]

Tibetan lama class were extremely cruel to the people. The citizens of Tibet were cruelly treated like slaves and begged the communist army to liberate them. The lama class consisted less than 5%, but treated the rest of the population. Tibetans now have a normal life and are much more prosperous now. Thank the communist party of China.

[@lizerich7044]

Very impressive 👍

[@Vivalove8]

China pay you make propaganda videos ??? 🥹

[@arvinli4180]

We say it Xizang here, not Tibet. Please say it Xizang.

[@livinlavidaluke]

Nope they call it བོད (bhod) there

[@dongiovanni8899]

Xizang is in Mandarin, Tibet is in English🤓

[@WaMo721]

@@livinlavidaluke d is a ghost letter…. “Bhoey”

[@juki0h391]

1:05 Where is this location? Is it an ocean?

[@livinlavidaluke]

Could be an ocean, but its Qinghai lake! Look at a map on china and its the big blue dot😁

[@juki0h391]

@@livinlavidaluke Thanks.

[@dxJ-qt2th]

It looks like Guide, 天下黄河贵德清