Sudden Appearance of Ads for sale of Gun all over Tibet by Woeser

High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a recent blogpost by Woeser that was published on her blog on 15th December 2008. Of course it was Deng Xiaoping who said “to get rich is glorious” and it seems that that saying still applies - and there are so many ways to get rich in China. This year, Tibet has brought unexpected commercial opportunities to astute business minded folks. Never mind the politics, the first example of making money off Tibet was perhaps this story by the BBC in April this year where it was revealed that a factory in Guangdong had been manufacturing Tibetan flags!
A Xinhua report from 23rd March 2008 about an Amdo Tibetan found being in possession of a rifle and ammunition can be found here. In Tibet, the monasteries have often been the forces behind local-level initiatives to encourage nomads and farmers to hand in weapons in an effort to discourage hunting. This can explain the so-called “weapons caches” that was all over Chinese media reports.
Paljor Nobu

This is my attempt to caricature with humility and respect. Paljor Norbu, 81 years old is a traditonal printer who is sentence to 7 years in prison for allegedly printing “prohibited material”.
Caricature Sketch
This is a caricature of a caricature artist Rowly at e-caricature forum.

Another one inspired by the past contest at e-caricature forum for the month of September.


















