4. Although traditionally, Western (European and American) sources have regarded Tibet as being in Central Asia. Today's maps show a trend toward considering all of modern China, including Tibet, to be part of East Asia
9. Tibet’s national literature has both religious, sudo-spiritual and secular elements. While the religious texts are well-known, Tibet has the semi-spiritual Gesar Epic. This is the longest epic in the world and is enjoyed by people in Mongolia and Central Asia too.
