Internet becomes part of Tibetans' life
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The 30-year-old now always carries a small laptop in her bag. With a wireless connection, she can get on line everywhere in Lhasa.
According to the government of Tibet Autonomous Region, by the end of last year, 3G services covered seven cities, 73 county seats, 416 townships and 28 major tourist sites in Tibet.
With the development of computer software based on the Tibetan language, people can use the language when navigating the Internet or using computer applications.
In 2007, a team of computer scientists at the Tibet University developed the Tibetan version of Windows and Office software.
Last year the same team also helped China Mobile, the main telecom company in China, to develop a system so the Tibetan language could be used on mobile phones.
"We are now working on digitizing Tibetan books and documents at the university library and based on this work we plan to build a digital library open to the public," said Nyima Tashi, chief scientist of the team. "I hope more and more people across the world can learn more about Tibet and the Tibetan culture through such a digital library."
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