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China Cuts Hours for Tibetan Buddhists at Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple to Half That of Tourists

May 21, 2021;

Radio Free Asia 18 May 2021 Chinese authorities in Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa have sharply cut visiting hours to just three and a half hours for Buddhist devotees at the city’s Jokhang temple, while leaving the temple complex and major pilgrimage site open twice as long for tourists, according to a public notice this week….

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