People of Tibet - The Divinest of All !
Tibet serves as a home to
many communities like Menpa, Han, Chinese, Sherpa, Dengs and Luopa. The area
is quite thinly populated with only 1.68 persons per sq. km on an average.
The overall population of Tibet is around 260,0000. The ancestors of the
present Tibetans lived on both sides of Tsangpo River and mainly earned
their livelihood from cultivation of barely, wheat and peas. There is also
nomadic population in Tibet that keeps moving from one place to other
herding their yaks and sheep. But slowly more and more people are moving
towards cities for better education and job.
Are Tibetans A Holy Lot !
You will witness a number of religions
practice prevailing in the region as the majority of the population is the
firm follower of Buddhism. People who follow Islam and Catholicism are
present in large numbers, especially in Lhasa and Yanjing. Tibet has the
largest number of monks in the world with almost 1/3 of the population being
a monk. They are considered to be the ultimate followers of Buddhism. Even
you will feel internally rejuvenated by finding the people so optimistic and
so proud of their beliefs and religion. Tibetan is the main language that
is spoken here. Although the accent and pronunciation varies from region to
region but most of them belong to the Sino- Tibetan phylum.
What is the Occupation of Tibetans !
Majority of the people are
still confined to agriculture sector, but the number has been steadily
declining. More and more people are getting educated and moving out into the
cities for jobs in factories and government postings. Since most tourists
more often travel only to the important destinations and leave, they miss
out on a lot of local and unique stuff that is really worth visiting.
What Makes Tibitan Lifestyle !
What will strike you the most is
the life style and nature of the people of Tibet. They all seem so happy and
content in whatever way they live, they work, right from their homes, the
dress they wear to the knife they carry, everything is so detailed and
carefully chosen. Each community has its own traditional clothing for both
men and women. One can easily distinguish the people from their clothing
itself.
Want to Know More About The People of Tibet !
Tibet, you will
learn how to be happy and live a life full of contentment without a
complaint. Just pass a smile to a Tibetan who is looking at you and believe
us you will get an even bigger smile in return. This is the way they are
much warm, caring and full of hospitality towards their guests for whom they
will go out of the way to help. To learn the simple courtesies of life and
to acclimatize moral values there is no other place better than Tibet where
one can learn the best of it. They seem like a new breed of humans, happy
the way they are, totally unperturbed by outside world. Come to Tibet and
get to know these wonderful people, from whom we can still learn a lot about
life.