High Peaks Pure Earth
@hpeaks.bsky.social
Translations and commentaries from Tibetan cyberspace and social media.
We translate Woeser's blog into English.
#TibetReadingList twice a year.
https://highpeakspureearth.com/
We translate Woeser's blog into English.
#TibetReadingList twice a year.
https://highpeakspureearth.com/
“Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from #Tibet” By Tsering Woeser @woeser.bsky.social Available for Preorder @dukepress.bsky.social
Beautiful cover art by Tenzing Rigdol, foreword by Pankaj Mishra. Publication date Feb 10, 2026!
Info: highpeakspureearth.com/ocean-as-muc...
Beautiful cover art by Tenzing Rigdol, foreword by Pankaj Mishra. Publication date Feb 10, 2026!
Info: highpeakspureearth.com/ocean-as-muc...
“Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet” By Tsering Woeser Available for Preorder
We are delighted to share that “Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from Tibet” by Tsering Woeser, translated and edited by Fiona Sze-Lorrain with Dechen Pemba (Du…
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November 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose, and Poems from #Tibet” By Tsering Woeser @woeser.bsky.social Available for Preorder @dukepress.bsky.social
Beautiful cover art by Tenzing Rigdol, foreword by Pankaj Mishra. Publication date Feb 10, 2026!
Info: highpeakspureearth.com/ocean-as-muc...
Beautiful cover art by Tenzing Rigdol, foreword by Pankaj Mishra. Publication date Feb 10, 2026!
Info: highpeakspureearth.com/ocean-as-muc...
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Sarah Magnatta – Assistant Professor of Global Contemporary Art – introduces her Art essay in our latest issue, Wasafiri 123.
As part of the issue's special section on Tibet, she writes on artist Tenzing Rigdol's exhibition BIOGRAPHY OF A THOUGHT, held at the MET in 2024.
As part of the issue's special section on Tibet, she writes on artist Tenzing Rigdol's exhibition BIOGRAPHY OF A THOUGHT, held at the MET in 2024.
'Ideas change people's lives': Sarah Magnatta interviews artist Tenzing Rigdol
Sarah Magnatta – Assistant Professor of Global Contemporary Art at the University of Denver, Colorado – introduces her Art essay in our latest issue, Wasafiri 123. As part of the issue's special…
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November 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Sarah Magnatta – Assistant Professor of Global Contemporary Art – introduces her Art essay in our latest issue, Wasafiri 123.
As part of the issue's special section on Tibet, she writes on artist Tenzing Rigdol's exhibition BIOGRAPHY OF A THOUGHT, held at the MET in 2024.
As part of the issue's special section on Tibet, she writes on artist Tenzing Rigdol's exhibition BIOGRAPHY OF A THOUGHT, held at the MET in 2024.
Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose & Poems from Tibet by Tsering Woeser @woeser.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social, out Feb 10, '26. Preorder by Nov 9 for 50% off!
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October 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Ocean, As Much As Rain: Stories, Lyrical Prose & Poems from Tibet by Tsering Woeser @woeser.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social, out Feb 10, '26. Preorder by Nov 9 for 50% off!
US www.dukeupress.edu/ocean-as-muc...
CA utpdistribution.com/978147803311...
EU, UK+ mngbookshop.co.uk/978147803311...
US www.dukeupress.edu/ocean-as-muc...
CA utpdistribution.com/978147803311...
EU, UK+ mngbookshop.co.uk/978147803311...
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Opening November 20 at MOA → Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images. 🖼️✨ This feature exhibition reimagines Tibet by showing how it has been represented historically by outsiders, and how Tibetans themselves now present and talk about Tibet. https://f.mtr.cool/gaseegniwd
October 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Opening November 20 at MOA → Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images. 🖼️✨ This feature exhibition reimagines Tibet by showing how it has been represented historically by outsiders, and how Tibetans themselves now present and talk about Tibet. https://f.mtr.cool/gaseegniwd
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Opening next month at Vancouver's Museum of Anthropology and on view through our #AAS2026 dates, "Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images" will surely be a must-visit for conference attendees!
Entangled Territoriesདཀའ་རྙོག་ནང་གི་ཡུལ་སྡེ། - Museum of Anthropology at UBC
Closed Mondays October 15 – May 15
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October 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Opening next month at Vancouver's Museum of Anthropology and on view through our #AAS2026 dates, "Entangled Territories: Tibet Through Images" will surely be a must-visit for conference attendees!
China sacks officials over viral Arc'teryx fireworks in Tibet
Videos of fireworks resembling a
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October 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Read Benno Weiner's @bennoweiner.bsky.social review of the banned Tibetan novel, now in English, "The Red Wind Howls": chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
September 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Read Benno Weiner's @bennoweiner.bsky.social review of the banned Tibetan novel, now in English, "The Red Wind Howls": chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
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Listen to Timothy Thurston talk about "Satirical Tibet" on Ep. 25 of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/07/e...
October 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Listen to Timothy Thurston talk about "Satirical Tibet" on Ep. 25 of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/07/e...
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Tibetans inside China have found various ways to push back against Beijing and voice their dissatisfaction. A lesser-known form of subtle resistance is the art of “zurza,” or satirical repartee.
Listen to Timothy Thurston on Ep. 25 of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/07/e...
Listen to Timothy Thurston on Ep. 25 of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/07/e...
October 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Tibetans inside China have found various ways to push back against Beijing and voice their dissatisfaction. A lesser-known form of subtle resistance is the art of “zurza,” or satirical repartee.
Listen to Timothy Thurston on Ep. 25 of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/07/e...
Listen to Timothy Thurston on Ep. 25 of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/07/e...
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I started to read this piece on #Tibet #YarlungTsangpo Dam expecting to learn more about #China govt approach to hydro, but there is a great deal more here on #politics #power #security, too.
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The Technopolitics of China’s Yarlung Tsangpo Dam Project and the Paradox of Hydropower | Made in China Journal
Three years after announcing their intent to construct a mega-dam along the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River as part of the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan, Chinese officials gave their approval to proce...
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October 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I started to read this piece on #Tibet #YarlungTsangpo Dam expecting to learn more about #China govt approach to hydro, but there is a great deal more here on #politics #power #security, too.
madeinchinajournal.com/2025/09/04/t...
madeinchinajournal.com/2025/09/04/t...
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Over 1.5 yrs ago, Pasang Yangjee Sherpa invited me to UBC, and Mabel Gergan, and Dolly Kikon, began talking about the question of Indigeneity and belonging in Nepal and Northeast India, and whether and how that frames our work. Fast forward 18 months and here we are! October 22nd, Madison, WI.
October 3, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Over 1.5 yrs ago, Pasang Yangjee Sherpa invited me to UBC, and Mabel Gergan, and Dolly Kikon, began talking about the question of Indigeneity and belonging in Nepal and Northeast India, and whether and how that frames our work. Fast forward 18 months and here we are! October 22nd, Madison, WI.
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My favourite film from TIFF was Kunsang Kyirong's ‘100 Sunset’, about a young, almost mute, Tibetan-Canadian woman who steals a camcorder to spy on people in her apartment building. It felt so fresh and full of energy and thrillingly unpredictable. You can read my FIPRESCI essay about it here:
100 Sunset: The Rise Of A New Filmmaking Talent
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September 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
My favourite film from TIFF was Kunsang Kyirong's ‘100 Sunset’, about a young, almost mute, Tibetan-Canadian woman who steals a camcorder to spy on people in her apartment building. It felt so fresh and full of energy and thrillingly unpredictable. You can read my FIPRESCI essay about it here:
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OUT NOW: This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated translations of scripts by its leading performer, Menla Jyab.
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September 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
OUT NOW: This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated translations of scripts by its leading performer, Menla Jyab.
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Beijing is threatening to imprison student-activist Zhang Yadi for years for speaking out against racial injustice and peacefully exercising her rights. She should be starting graduate school in London, not jail. Governments should press for her freedom.
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China: Free Student Advocate for Tibetan Rights
Chinese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Zhang Yadi, an advocate for Tibetan rights who had been an international student in France.
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September 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Beijing is threatening to imprison student-activist Zhang Yadi for years for speaking out against racial injustice and peacefully exercising her rights. She should be starting graduate school in London, not jail. Governments should press for her freedom.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...
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Chinese authorities have launched an investigation after a fireworks show in Tibet sponsored by the outdoor gear maker Arc’teryx sparked a backlash on social media because of concern about the effect on the environment
Arc’teryx Fireworks in Tibet Trigger Backlash, Government Probe
Chinese authorities launched an investigation after a fireworks show in Tibet sponsored by the outdoor gear maker Arc’teryx sparked a backlash on social media because of concern about the effect on the environment.
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September 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Chinese authorities have launched an investigation after a fireworks show in Tibet sponsored by the outdoor gear maker Arc’teryx sparked a backlash on social media because of concern about the effect on the environment
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Massive fireworks show in #Tibet for ad stunt by Apparel brand Arc’teryxtriggers blowback over environment fears. Under the restrictive Chinese regime how did #Chinese artist Cai Guo-qiang get the permit in the first place?
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Massive fireworks show for Tibet ad stunt sparks blowback over environment fears
Apparel brand Arc’teryx apologises after publicity stunt with artist Cai Guo-qiang prompts probe amid criticism over environmental impact.
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September 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Massive fireworks show in #Tibet for ad stunt by Apparel brand Arc’teryxtriggers blowback over environment fears. Under the restrictive Chinese regime how did #Chinese artist Cai Guo-qiang get the permit in the first place?
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#Arcteryx apologies for the atrocities that they committed by blaming “the Chinese team,” as if they’re not owned by a Chinese company.
September 21, 2025 at 8:29 AM
#Arcteryx apologies for the atrocities that they committed by blaming “the Chinese team,” as if they’re not owned by a Chinese company.
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What will happen when the spiritual leader of Tibet dies? Our “Drum Tower” podcast examines the Dalai Lama succession struggle
Dalai Lama dilemma: what the succession battle will mean for Tibet
Our weekly podcast on China. This week, what will happen when the spiritual leader of Tibet dies?
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September 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
What will happen when the spiritual leader of Tibet dies? Our “Drum Tower” podcast examines the Dalai Lama succession struggle
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By Tsering Döndrup: "A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao's campaigns in the wake of the Amdo Rebellion of 1958." #Tibet #literature in #translation chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i... @chinabooksreview.com @vivianwu.bsky.social
Ill Winds In Tibet | China Books Review
A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao's campaigns in the wake of the Amdo Rebellion of 1958.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:38 AM
By Tsering Döndrup: "A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao's campaigns in the wake of the Amdo Rebellion of 1958." #Tibet #literature in #translation chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i... @chinabooksreview.com @vivianwu.bsky.social
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We are thrilled to showcase a special focus on Tibet in our latest issue, Wasafiri 123.
Many Tibets are displayed here. Old and new, sacred and secular, real and imagined, lost and found.' - Editorial by @sanagoyal.bsky.social
Wasafiri 123 is available to order now: buff.ly/89LLR9Q
Many Tibets are displayed here. Old and new, sacred and secular, real and imagined, lost and found.' - Editorial by @sanagoyal.bsky.social
Wasafiri 123 is available to order now: buff.ly/89LLR9Q
September 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We are thrilled to showcase a special focus on Tibet in our latest issue, Wasafiri 123.
Many Tibets are displayed here. Old and new, sacred and secular, real and imagined, lost and found.' - Editorial by @sanagoyal.bsky.social
Wasafiri 123 is available to order now: buff.ly/89LLR9Q
Many Tibets are displayed here. Old and new, sacred and secular, real and imagined, lost and found.' - Editorial by @sanagoyal.bsky.social
Wasafiri 123 is available to order now: buff.ly/89LLR9Q
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Mostly non-pro actors are fine, superbly directed. The way the story is stealthily structured, how it compresses and expands, and comes together in a rush of karma and sense and joy is just remarkable. The best Canadian debut feature of 2025, I bet. 2/2
September 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Mostly non-pro actors are fine, superbly directed. The way the story is stealthily structured, how it compresses and expands, and comes together in a rush of karma and sense and joy is just remarkable. The best Canadian debut feature of 2025, I bet. 2/2
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Kunsang Kyirong: 100 SUNSET (TIFF 2025). Beautiful first feature set in Toronto’s Tibetan community centre: Parkdale. Kunsang's eye is unerring: she transforms my dull dull Toronto into a place with cinematic character, like few other filmmakers have managed to do. 1/2
September 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Kunsang Kyirong: 100 SUNSET (TIFF 2025). Beautiful first feature set in Toronto’s Tibetan community centre: Parkdale. Kunsang's eye is unerring: she transforms my dull dull Toronto into a place with cinematic character, like few other filmmakers have managed to do. 1/2
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Please check out my review of Tsering Döndrup’s magnificent and important novel, *The Red Wind Howls* (tr. Chris Peacock) in @chinabooksreview.com
(then read the book!)
Thanks to editors @alexludoboyd.bsky.social and @alecash.net
(then read the book!)
Thanks to editors @alexludoboyd.bsky.social and @alecash.net
A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao’s campaigns in the wake of the 1958 Amdo Rebellion.
Read Benno Weiner's @bennoweiner.bsky.social review of "The Red Wind Howls" by Tsering Döndrup: chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
Read Benno Weiner's @bennoweiner.bsky.social review of "The Red Wind Howls" by Tsering Döndrup: chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
chinabooksreview.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Please check out my review of Tsering Döndrup’s magnificent and important novel, *The Red Wind Howls* (tr. Chris Peacock) in @chinabooksreview.com
(then read the book!)
Thanks to editors @alexludoboyd.bsky.social and @alecash.net
(then read the book!)
Thanks to editors @alexludoboyd.bsky.social and @alecash.net
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A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao’s campaigns in the wake of the 1958 Amdo Rebellion.
Read Benno Weiner's @bennoweiner.bsky.social review of "The Red Wind Howls" by Tsering Döndrup: chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
Read Benno Weiner's @bennoweiner.bsky.social review of "The Red Wind Howls" by Tsering Döndrup: chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
chinabooksreview.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao’s campaigns in the wake of the 1958 Amdo Rebellion.
Read Benno Weiner's @bennoweiner.bsky.social review of "The Red Wind Howls" by Tsering Döndrup: chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
Read Benno Weiner's @bennoweiner.bsky.social review of "The Red Wind Howls" by Tsering Döndrup: chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
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Interview with Dr. Gyal Lo: Tibetan Children Are Becoming "Strangers in Their Own Homes"
"What China is providing is not even a formal education. It's assimilation. It’s indoctrination."
"What China is providing is not even a formal education. It's assimilation. It’s indoctrination."
Interview with Dr. Gyal Lo: Tibetan Children Are Becoming "Strangers in Their Own Homes"
In 2021, Tibet Action Institute (TAI) published a groundbreaking report exposing the extensive use of colonial boarding schools to indoctrinate and forcibly assimilate Tibetan children into Han Chines...
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August 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Interview with Dr. Gyal Lo: Tibetan Children Are Becoming "Strangers in Their Own Homes"
"What China is providing is not even a formal education. It's assimilation. It’s indoctrination."
"What China is providing is not even a formal education. It's assimilation. It’s indoctrination."