Tibet Oral History Project: Interview with Tinlay Dhondup on 4/6/2010 скачать в хорошем качестве

Tibet Oral History Project: Interview with Tinlay Dhondup on 4/6/2010

The interpreter's English translation provided during this interview is potentially incomplete and/or inaccurate. If you are not fluent in Tibetan, please refer to the interview transcript for the complete and correct English translation. Read the interview transcript in English at http://tibetoralhistory.org/Interview... ** This interview about life in Tibet was conducted by the Tibet Oral History Project. This non-profit organization aims to preserve the history and culture of the Tibetan people by interviewing elderly Tibetan refugees about life in Tibet before and after the Chinese invasion. Learn more at http://www.TibetOralHistory.org. ** Interview Summary: Tinlay Dhondup's began grazing animals at the age of 8 and working in the fields from the age of 11 years. His village followed the system of lakhor, which is work performed jointly by all the people in turns. Tinlay Dhondup recalls his experience of going on pilgrimage to Lhasa in 1946 and in 1950. He visited the holy shrines and the great monasteries. He is overwhelmed by shops in the Bakor, central market square, and caught a glimpse of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for the first time during the Monlam 'Prayer Festival.' He speaks of the raka who collected fees from recent arrivals for the disposal of corpses of people who were visiting and died while in Lhasa. Tinlay Dhondup first saw Chinese in Lhasa who were civilians engaged in running restaurants in Lhasa, and on his second visit he now saw soldiers constructing houses. He tells of an encounter in Tsethang between the Chinese and the Tibetan soldiers. Tinlay Dhondup describes how the poor people of his village were trained by the Chinese to conduct thamzing 'struggle sessions.' He then witnessed three rich and influential people being subjected to thamzing by the trainees.