Tibetan man Costume

Tibetian male Costume .
very detailed and special

Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་; Wylie: bod, pronounced ; Chinese: 西藏; pinyin: Xī Zàng) is a plateau region in Asia, north of the Himalayas. It is home to the indigenous Tibetan people, and to some other ethnic groups such as Monpas and Lhobas. Tibet is the highest region on earth, with an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft). It is sometimes referred to as the roof of the world.

During Tibet's history, it has been an independent country, divided into different countries, and a part of China, each for a certain amount of time. Tibet was first unified under King Songtsän Gampo in the seventh century. A government nominally headed by the Dalai Lamas, a line of spiritual leaders, ruled a large portion of the Tibetan region at various times from the 1640s until 1950s. During most of this period, the Tibetan administration was subordinate to the Chinese empire of the Qing Dynasty. The 13th Dalai Lama proclaimed Tibet independent in 1913, but this declaration was not accepted by China, nor was Tibet officially recognized as an independent nation by any country through diplomatic channels. Only three of the fourteen Dalai Lamas have actually ruled Tibet; regents ruled during 77% of the period from 1751 until 1960. The Communist Party of China gained control of central and western Tibet (the Tibet area controlled by the Dalai Lama) after a decisive military victory at Chamdo in 1950. The 14th Dalai Lama fled to India after the 1959 Tibetan uprising.