People
of Tibet
At
present there are Tibetan, Menpa, Luopa, Han Chinese, Hui, Sherpa and a few
Deng people living in Tibet while Tibetans are the main inhabitants on the plateau.
Tibetans are optimistic and happy people. Traditionally farmers settled in small
villages, mainly growing barley while the roaming nomads earned their living
by herding yaks and sheep.
Most Tibetans in cities fell to craftsmen. However, more and more people step
into business nowadays. Tibetan language belongs to Sino-Tibetan phylum. People
in U and Tsang, Kham and Chamdo speak different dialects. Most Tibetans are
devout Buddhists while a few believe in the old Bon. Islam and Catholicism also
have a few followers in Lhasa and Yanjing respectively.
Since China's Family Planning program is not carried out among Tibetan people,
Tibetan population keeps growing. According to the census conducted in 2000,
there are 2,616,300 people in Tibet, with Tibetans totaling 2,411,100 and 92.2%
of the current Tibet population. The statistic also shows that Tibetans' average
life reaches 68 due to the improving standard of living and medical service.
The illiterate people are reduced to 850,700.
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