Lonely Planet Tibet / druk 7

Last year, Tibet received 1.8 million tourists. By the end of this decade, China predicts it will be getting more than five million a year. This guide includes: new History chapter by historian Tsering Shakya, author of the Definitive Modern History of Tibet ; now includes dual script (Tibetan and Chinese) and pinyin (Chinese, to aid pronunciation). It offers more information on the country's top treks.