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daily12009-08-25T10:12:49ZThe Sacred Plateau http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/theSacredPlateau-11202009123504.html Nomads describe the ancient practices of water burial and sky burial, threatened by China's policies in Tibet.No publisherkadirevideomekong rivermultimediaMekong rivermekongmekong diaries2009-11-20T22:16:30ZStoryTough Times for Tibet’s Nomads http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/slideshowTibetNomad-11192009135326.html The lifestyle of Tibet’s traditionally plain-roaming nomads has undergone dramatic changes as a result of new policies enacted by the Chinese government. No publisherlemmekongriverwatermekong diariesslideshowmultimedia2009-11-19T20:17:35ZStoryBirth Policy Delivers Social Difficulties http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/onechild-11122009132502.html China’s One Child Policy has effectively halted the country’s booming population growth, but has created a host of new social problems officials are struggling to reconcile with.
No publisherwangtChinaChildrenOne Child PolicyInteractiveGraphic2009-11-12T22:15:46ZStoryIt Starts in Shangri-La http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/SlideshowChinaDamInTibet-11092009130049.html Tibet—once known as the mythical haven Shangri-La—is where the Mekong River begins.No publisherlemmekongriverwaterslideshowtibettibetan2009-11-16T21:12:56ZStoryLife Along the River http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/slideshowNomadLife-11082009205706.html Tibetans live along the upper reaches of the Mekong River as they have for centuries.No publisherlemrivermekongwatermultimediaslideshowtibettibetan2009-11-09T19:34:31ZStoryThe Last Black Tents http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/VideotheLastBlackTents-11012009230402.html The ancestral lifestyle of the Khampa nomads is threatened by a forced modernization.No publisherlemvideomekong rivermultimediaMekong rivermekongmekong diaries2009-11-20T15:51:32ZStoryThe Source of the Mekong http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/videoMekongInTibetP1-11012009222506.html Dzachu, Tibetan for the Mekong River, is said to be sacred by nomads living on the Qinghai plateau. No publisherlemmekong rivermekongvideomultimediamekong diaries2009-11-20T15:52:57ZStoryMystical at its Source http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/slideshowMekongInTibetPart1-10302009130323.html Follow the Mekong River through Tibet, whose people ascribe mystical significance to its reddish banks and icy waters.No publisherlemslideshowmekongmultimedia2009-11-12T17:24:53ZStoryBurma’s ‘Burglar Army’ http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/VideoBurmaBurglarArmy-10092009133701.html Coercion, graft, and underage recruits: Former soldiers describe widespread abuses.No publisherlemvideoburmaburmesechild soldier2009-10-13T17:17:52ZStoryDalai Lama Visits D.C. http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/dalailamavisit-10092009124100.html The Tibetan spiritual leader meets with top U.S. lawmakers but not with President Obama, who will go to China in November.No publisherwangtdalai lamavideotibet2009-10-09T21:13:51ZStoryMemories of a Movement http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/zhangmininterview-10072009165811.html China's Cultural Revolution was a period of enormous political and social upheaval. RFA broadcaster Zhang Min, a child at the time, recalls her experiences.No publisherwangtcultural revolution60 yearsvideoanniversary2009-10-26T18:37:26ZStoryChina’s Cultural Revolution http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/culturalrevolution-10022009165954.html China's 60 years of Communist Rule: Chairman Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in 1966 to purge the Communist Party and regain personal control of China’s political direction.No publisherwangtcultural revolutionanniversaryvideo2009-10-26T18:36:35ZStorySchool Preserves Tibet’s Culture http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/tibetan-art-10012009154052.html The Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in Dharamsala, India was established by the Dalai Lama to keep Tibet’s culture alive. The school’s senior opera master says he hopes someday to return Tibetan culture to Tibet.No publisherkadiretibetvideotibetan art2009-10-13T17:18:52ZStory60 Years of Communist Rule http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/chinatimeline-09302009211505.html Chinese history since 1949 has been marked by a series of political campaigns that have taken a heavy toll on human life. Though China has emerged as a modern world power, problems remain, particularly with regard to human rights.
No publisherwangttimelineinteractivemultimediachinagraphic60 years2009-10-26T18:24:56ZStoryBeauty Queen on Lao Heritage http://www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/MissAsianAmerica2009-09242009173045.html Amy Chanthaphavong, crowned Miss Asian America in August, discusses her first pageant win and the importance of her Lao cultural ties.No publisherkadiremiss asian americanlaolaosamy chanthaphavongvideo2009-10-13T17:21:16ZStory