DESTROYING HEAVEN China’s campaign of destruction at Larung Gar

In July 2016, regional authorities and Chinese workers began carrying out a plan to drastically reduce the population of Larung Gar, the largest Tibetan Buddhist institute in the world.

The plan required residents to be evicted and their houses to be torn down. Residents of Larung Gar, which lies in occupied eastern Tibet, were not consulted about the plan, despite claims by Chinese authorities that the aim was to protect the safety of the residents by reducing overcrowding and the risk of fire. After one year of forced removals of residents and demolitions of their homes, extensive damage has been done to the site.

DESTROYING HEAVEN China’s campaign of destruction at Larung Gar

Tibet Watch