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Subject: Demographics and psychographics of Tibetan nomadic population in western Sichuan
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: ayla-ga
List Price: $50.00
Posted: 14 Jun 2002 17:20 PDT
Expires: 21 Jun 2002 17:20 PDT
Question ID: 26184
For the Tibetan nomadic population of, specifically the areas of
Ohtsok and Ngachuka in the western part of Sichuan Province,
P.R.C.....I need to know population, number of children in various age
ranges, number of tibetan nomadic children that attend school, average
number of years of schoolin, times of year when school attendance is
impossible, number of medical facilities, location of medical
facilities, types of medical treatments most requested, most served,
water source for these areas and water quality, power accessibility
(electrical, solar, what??),  Average income of a tibetan nomadic
family in these areas, average occupations of the populatiopn and
percentage of the tibetan nomadic peoples involved in each occupation
(i.e.: herders 75%  av. income= RMB 500/yr, herb farmers 20%  av.
income: RMB 300/yr, etc...)
Types of ecosystems, how much deforestation has occurred in the last
45 years, number and list of NGO's both local and foreign, working in
these areas...what do these NGO's do, lenght of time in operation,
extent and impact of their services(number of people served to
population of the area)
Regional economic resources
regional Tibetan region of Sichuan county and Litang Prefecture
planning objectives for the next 10 years
Who are local officials serving the areas of Ohtsok and Ngachuka? 
What are their titles and what is their contact informtaion?
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Subject: Re: Demographics and psychographics of Tibetan nomadic population in western Sichuan
From: richard-ga on 14 Jun 2002 17:51 PDT
 
Rather than take your $50, I'll post this as a comment:

I did a bit of research in the Yale University online catalog, and
it's clear that the sources that point toward the answers you seek are
written in Chinese.  So you're unlikely to find your answers on the
Internet, but if you can read Chinese it may be worth following up at
Yale or other collections.

< www.library.yale.edu > 
Yale Library Catalog 
Search Request: K=SICHUAN AND TIBET 
Search Results: 51 Entries Found 

  DATE TITLE AUTHOR 
1  2000 Sichuan Sheng suo cun Xizang he Zang shi d  
2  1999 Zang zu yuan shi zong jiao Zhou, Xiyin 
3  1996 Huang yuan gu bao : xizang Guge wang guo g Zhang, Jianlin 
4  1995 Zhongguo Sichuan Ganzi Zang zu fu shi qi g  
5  1994 Xizang fo jiao si yuan bi hua yi shu  
6  1994 Xizang wen ming dong xiang fa zhan shi Shi, Shuo 
7  1994 Xizang yan hua yi shu  
8  1994 Yuan yi lai Xizang di fang yu zhong yang z  
9  1993 Zang Han fo xue ci dian  
10  1992 Dian Zang Chuan da san jiao wen hua tan mi  
11  1992 La ma miao : Fo di shi jie = The Lamasery Jin, Shen 
12  1992 Tang ka yi shu  
13  1990 Jin dai Kang qu dang an zi liao xuan bian  
14  1990 Ren Naiqiang min zu yan jiu wen ji Ren, Naiqiang 
15  1989 Qing mo Chuan Dian bian wu dang an shi lia  
16  1989 Xi bu qi lu = Marvelous way in west  
17  1988 Xikang ji shi shi ben shi zhu He, Juefei 
18  1988 Zang zu shi lun wen ji  
19  1986 Dong bei Zang gu dai min jian wen xue Thomas, Frederick 
20  1986 Jingwen zhu Zang zou gao Jingwen 
21  1986 Song dai Tu fan shi liao ji Tang, Kaijian 
22  1986 Xizang zhi Chen, Guanxun 
23  1985 Changdu Karuo  
24  1985 Chuan Zang you zong hui bian  
25  1985 Xizang feng qing Gong, Sixue 
26  1984 Qing dai Zang shi ji yao xu bian  
27  1984 Zhao Erfeng Chuan bian zou du Zhao, Erfeng 
28  1983 Dunhuang Tufan wen xian xuan  
29  1983 Min yuan Zang shi dian gao ; Zang luan shi  
30  1983 Qing dai Zang shi ji yao Zhang, Qiqin 
31  1983 Zengbu di bao niao : Zang zu min jian tong Xiao, Chongsu 
32  1982 Chuan xi Zang dong Diqu di ceng yu gu shen  
33  1982 Fan seng yuan liu kao  
34  1982 Kang Zang Qing gao yuan li xian ji : Qiu y Chen, Quzhen 
35  1982 Qiu ye chen meng Chen, Quzhen 
36  1982 Tong jian Tufan shi liao  
37  1982 Xi zhao tu lue Songyun 
38  1982 Xizang zhi  
39  1982 Zang zu shi liao ji  
40  1981 "Ce fu yuan gui" Tufan shi liao jiao zheng  
41  1981 Chuan Zang you zong hui bian  
42  1981 Tan xiang shu : Zang zu min jian gu shi  
43  1981 Wu se hai di chuan shuo : Zang zu chang pi Xiao, Chongsu 
44  1981 Zang zu shi yao Wang, Furen 
45  1980 Akoudengba di gu shi  
46  1970 Litang zhi lue : 2 juan  
47  1947 Xikang yu ji Zhang, Daqian 
48  1939 Chongqing ge tu shu guan suo cang Xi nan w Guo li zhong yang
49  1934 Xikang zhi shen mi shui dao ji = Mystery r Ward, Francis King
50  1933 Minya Gongkar, forschungsreise ins hochgeb Heim, Arnold Alber
51  1905 Vom Omi bi Bhamo : Wanderungen an den Gren Hackmann, Heinrich
Subject: Re: Demographics and psychographics of Tibetan nomadic population in western Sichuan
From: walts-ga on 15 Jun 2002 10:11 PDT
 
ayla-ga -

You asked a detailed question about demographics and psychographics of
Tibetan nomadic population in the areas of Ohtsok and Ngachuka in
western Sichuan Province. You wanted to know (all for Tibetan
Nomadic):

 - population
 - number of children in age ranges
 - number of children that attend school
 - average number of years of schooling
 - times of year when school attendance is impossible
 - number of medical facilities
 - location of medical facilities
 - types of medical treatments most requested, most served
 - water source for these areas and water quality
 - power accessibility (electrical, solar, what??)
 - Average income of family
 - average occupations of the population, and
 - percentage involved in each occupation (i.e.: herders 75% av.
income= RMB 500/yr)
 - Types of ecosystems
 - how much deforestation has occurred in the last 45 years
 - number and list of NGO's both local and foreign, working in these
areas
 - what these NGO's do
 - length of time in operation
 - extent and impact of their services (number of people served to
population of the area)
 - Regional economic resources of Sichuan county and Litang Prefecture
 - planning objectives for the next 10 years
 - Who are local officials serving the areas of Ohtsok and Ngachuka? 
 - What are their titles, and 
 - what is their contact informtaion? 
 
And while there is quite a bit of information available, much of it is
in Chinese, which I do not speak.

I did find leads of both specific and general natures, which I want to
share with you. As such, I won't post this as an answer - just a
comment. If it is an answer, leave word here and I'll then mark it as
answered.

Specifically...

The National Bureau of Statistics of China ( 
http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/index.htm - the English version page)
references the "Contents of China Statistical Year Book 2001" ( 
http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/newrelease/publications/200204190050.htm
), which includes, in reference to your (above) requests, the
following Major Captioned information:

 - Division of Administrative Areas and Natural Resources
 - General Survey
 - National Accounts
 - Population
 - Employment and Wages
 - Investment in Fixed Assets
 - Production and Consumption of Energy
 - Government Finance
 - Price Indices
 - Peoplefs Livelihood
 - General Survey of Cities
 - Agriculture
 - Industry
 - Construction
 - Transport, Post and Telecommunication Services
 - Domestic Trade
 - Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
 - Tourism
 - Banking and Insurance
 - Education, Science and Technology
 - Culture, Sports and Public Health
 - Other Social Activities and Environment Protection
 - Main Social and Economic Indicators of Macao Special Administrative
Region (SAR)
 - Comparison of Economic and Social Indicators among the Peoplefs
Republic of China and Other

And, included within the above Major Captioned Items, are (English)
detail captions (!) on: monthly average temperature, precipitation and
sunshine hours of major cities; selected indicators on average daily
social and economic activities; population and its composition; birth
rate, death rate and natural growth rate of population; total
population and sex ratio by region; family households and collective
households and their population by region; age composition by region;
total production of energy and its composition; overall energy balance
sheet; petroleum, coal, electricity balance sheets; basic conditions
of rural households; per capita annual net income of rural households
by source and by region; student enrollment per 10 000 population and
composition of students enrolled; basic statistics on primary schools
by urban and rural areas and by region; basic statistics on
kindergartens by region; and much, much more.

Unfortunately, the actual data appears available only with the Chinese
text.

Generally...

Institute of Chinese Studies, Heidelberg University ( 
http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ ) - there are hundreds of
listings, many not in English, using Major, Minor, and Detail
Captioning.

One of the captions is Other Guides: China, which includes:

 - Internet and Chinese Studies Resources (Bick-har Yeung, Library,
East Asian Coll., Univ. of Melbourne, Australia) -
(http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/asian/Internet-ChiResources.html)
 - Chinese Yahoo! ‰ë ŒÕ ’† •¶ - (http://www.chinese.yahoo.com). 
 - Sohoo r ŒÏ (Internet Technologies China, PR China) -
(http://www.sohoo.com.cn/).
 - China Home Page - (http://www.ihep.ac.cn/china.html). 
 - CERNET - (http://www.cernet.edu.cn/). 
 - China Science and Technology Network (CSTNet) -
(http://www.cnc.ac.cn/).
 - The China Matrix (Kenneth Farrall, ChinaVista) -
(http://www.virtualchina.com/matrix/)
 - China - New Resources (University of Michigan Library, Ann Arbor,
USA) - (http://asia.lib.umich.edu/china/index.htm).
 - Hyper-C - (http://www.chinavista.com/hyper-c/hyper-c.html). 
 - China Studies Homepage - (http://www.geocities.com/Baja/1021/). 
 - Chinese Studies WWW Virtual Library -
(http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/asian/chihp.html).
 - Friends and Partners China -
(http://www.friends-partners.org/fpchina/index.html).
 - The Unofficial Sichuan Yahoo -
(http://sunflower.singnet.com.sg/~tanwc2/sichuan/index.htm).

Good luck and good hunting!

Regards, walts-ag
Subject: Re: Demographics and psychographics of Tibetan nomadic population in western Sichuan
From: texast-ga on 16 Jun 2002 05:47 PDT
 
While I wasn't able to find the specific information you requested, I
did find some sites that might be of use in your research.  Please see
below.

=====

COMMENTS: Although the article found on this site probably won't be a
whole lot of help in your query, the department that put it together
might be able to help you out. For the address of the US Embassy in
China, please see one of the sites listed below this one.

QUOTED FROM WEB SITE:

Sustainable Development in China's Tibetan Population Regions
A report from U.S. Embassy Beijing September 1996

Summary: State planners calling for the development of large scale
agriculture and animal husbandry in Tibetan population regions of
China contrast with Chinese Government sanctioned non-government
organizations (NGO's), international organizations and academic
experts who recognize the unique ecological adaptation of the Tibetan
pastoral culture. Ecological limitations on grassland carrying
capacity may thwart the attainment of self sufficiency for food and
clothing production in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Data from
several sources suggest the grasslands are stocked close to
theoretical capacity, placing herds at the mercy of the weather and
increasing the risk of grassland degradation.

This report, is the first of three reports based upon discussions
during a recent visit, that examine sustainable development and
grassland degradation in the Tibetan population regions of China. This
report examines the patterns of land use and grassland stocking in the
Qinghai Tibet Plateau (QTP) and explores the sustainability of
pastoralism in the QTP by assembling statistics that have just emerged
on land use, herd populations. The second report provides a bird's eye
view of development policies. The third report looks at grassland
degradation and strategies for sustainable development.

URL: http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/english/sandt/final1.htm

=====

COMMENTS: This is a semi-annotated list of Chinese links - some sites
listed are in English, some in Chinese.  The section titles are as
follows:
	China Web Guides
	Chinese Language Search Engines and Starting Points
	Television and Radio
	Press
	PRC Environmental Web Site List: Provincial, City, Individual
	Health
	Official
	Journals
	Personal Web Pages
	Academic World
	Computers, Internet, and Information Security
	Computer and Internet Magazines
	NGOs
	Internet Service Providers and Network Information

The contact person listed for the Environment, Science and Technology
Section is:
	Kurt Tong, Counselor
	Email: bjembst@public.bta.net.cn
	Phone:  86-10-6532-3831 x6609
	Fax: 86-10-6532-3297

QUOTED FROM WEB SITE:

Chinese Web Sites
U.S. Embassy Beijing Environment, Science and Technology Section

URL: http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/english/sandt/Sandchw.htm

=====

COMMENTS: You might be able to get some pertinent information from the
Chinese Embassy and/or Consultate in the USA, or the American Embassy
in China. The U.S. Department of State's site for the China Background
Notes done by the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs has the
contact information.  Just scroll until you're near the end of the
page.

QUOTED FROM WEB SITE:

Embassy of the People's Republic of China
2300 Connecticut Avenue
NW Washington, DC 20008
Tel.: (202) 328-2500

American Embassy Beijing
Xiu Shui Bei Jie 3
Beijing 100600
People's Republic of China
Tel.: (86) (10) 6532-3831
FAX: (86) (10) 6532-3178 

URL: http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/china_0011_bgn.html

=====

COMMENTS: The main site deals with human rights in China, and it
includes some information on education and child-related issues, such
as the page quoted below.

QUOTED FROM WEB SITE:

A schoolteacher in a Tibetan county in Gansu Province detailed the
condition of the school in her township: Ùchere is only one building
and two teachers, neither of whom are qualified. The school is
financed by local taxes. It gets no grant from any higher-level
government. The school house is drafty and cold, and the children have
to sit on the floor.”158 Many Uyghur schools are also so poorly
equipped that students sit and write on the earthen floor.159

Many ethnic minority schools are actually unsafe. An article in the
official China Daily admitted that of the country "dangerous” middle
school buildings, a disproportionately high number were in the poor
parts of central and western China, often inhabited by ethnic
minorities. For example, the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, which has
only 3.2 percent of the country̼ population, has 5.3 percent of the
total of unsafe middle schools.160

Girls are often particularly disadvantaged in poor areas in terms of
education. Liu Su, the vice governor of Gansu Province, reported that
out of 157,300 school-age children not in school in Gansu, 85 percent
were girls.161 This trend is confirmed nationally. The Sample Survey
on the Situation of Children in 1993 reported that enrollment rates
were higher for boys (94 percent) than for girls (91 percent) and that
three-quarters of not-enrolled children were girls, mostly in poor and
national minority regions.162

URL: http://iso.hrichina.org:8151/download_repository/A/cerd%2001.doc

=====

COMMENTS: If the China report done by these folks doesn't help, maybe
they could point you in the right direction.

QUOTED FROM WEB SITE:

This website contains the on-line versions of books previously
published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library
of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored
by the U.S. Department of Army. Because the original intent of the
Series' sponsor was to focus primarily on lesser known areas of the
world or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed, the series is
not all-inclusive. At present, 101 countries and regions are covered.

URL: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html


COMMENTS: The report on China is here:

URL: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cntoc.html

=====

Hope this helps some. Good luck!

TexasT

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