Tibet Under Dingri Skies

This book presents a portrait of rural Tibet, focusing on farmers and herders whose lives, it says, were rarely written about during China's cultural revolution and failed collectivization policies in the 1960s and 70s. It looks at Dingri's villages in the northern shadow of Mt. Everest, where the book describes renewed rural culture and economy at a critical period. According to the book, China's 1980 liberalization made Tibet accessible to outsiders for 15 years. The book recounts months among villagers between 1985 and 1987 and the Tibetan personalities encountered.

Why You Should Read?

• Explore the book's portrait of rural Tibet where farmers and herders are central.
• Meet the lively Tibetan people the book brings forward from Dingri's villages.
• Gain insight into how rural culture and economy inside Tibet were being renewed at a critical time.
• Experience the book's account of months among Dingri's villages between 1985 and 1987.