Word: yadong
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...Tibetan language operated by Beijing - yet hardly anyone misses a show. "It's the only place you can hear Tibetan and see Tibet," says Tsundue. They also take solace in the music of two singers who work in Chinese-occupied Tibet and whose CD's are hot sellers: Yadong, who sings of the beauty of his homeland, and Kunga, a young heartthrob loved as much for his voice as for his boyish good looks. "Their lyrics are very clever," says Losel. "They might seem to sing of natural beauty, but often there's a hint of loyalty to His Holiness...
...REOPENED. Nathu Pass, on the border between Tibet and the Indian state of Sikkim; in the Tibetan county of Yadong. The Himalayan pass, part of the ancient Silk Road trading route linking Europe and Asia, was closed in 1962 following a brief border war between India and China. While not commercially significant?the primary goods traded across the 4,500-m-high frontier will be farm tools, livestock and rice?the historic opening symbolizes the thawing relations between the world's two most populous countries, between which two-way trade grew 37% last year to nearly $19 billion...
...crop of far less hulking female swimmers. On Wednesday, 20-year-old Luo Xuejuan frog-kicked her way past Australian world-record holder Leisel Jones to capture gold in the 100-m breaststroke with an Olympic record time of 1:6.64. "China is back," intoned Luo's coach Zhang Yadong with Schwarzeneggerian bravado. "Before the race, I told Luo that no one could beat her. In the future, there will be many more Chinese heroes like her in the pool...
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