Photos: Tibet tourism boom pressures historic sites


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Photos: Tibet tourism boom pressures historic sites The Associated Press Jun 20, 2021 1 hr ago Tourism is booming in Tibet as more Chinese travel in-country because of the coronavirus pandemic, posing risks to the region’s fragile environment and historic sites. A Chinese tourist in Tibetan dress poses for a photo in a courtyard at the Potala Palace in Lhasa in western China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Tourism is booming in Tibet as more Chinese travel in-country because of the coronavirus pandemic, posing risks to the region's fragile environment and historic sites. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) Mark Schiefelbein...