Mandarin replaces Tibetan: China closes school that spent 17 years protecting language and culture

Image source: International Campaign for Tibet China has permanently closed Honka Dorje Vocational High School, a famous Tibetan education institution in Qinghai province founded by the late Buddhist leader Honka Dorje Rinpoche. The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) said the closure ended nearly two decades of efforts to protect Tibetan language, culture and traditional knowledge … Read more