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Solar Cookers in Tibet

In the People's Republic of China's remote, windswept Qinghai province – traditionally the Amdo region of the Tibetan Plateau – solar cookers are changing the way of life of the Tibetan minority inhabiting the rural areas of the region. In Xining, the capital of Qinghai, I met the man responsible for this transformation.

This article was published in Abroad View, the global education magazine for students, in May 2006, by China Center student, Josiah Johnston.

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Last updated on May 21, 2006