Tag: Tibet-lit

Originally written for Radio Free Asia’s Mandarin service, Woeser’s “Ai Weiwei’s ‘Wing’ From Lhasa” was translated by volunteer Zhao Wencui (Whitman College), with help from Chas McKhann, and has been kindly provided via the Ai Weiwei Studio and originally published by High Peaks Pure Earth. I am a native of Lhasa. Even though I have been … Read more

Red prince of my heart That quenches my thirst for the history of a thousand years, In your presence sprouts the life force of knowledge In the garden of my consciousness. The eternal flame of the butter lamp that flickers in my eyes Is stoked by my sweat and blood. The land of snows has … Read more