The Kham (Tibetan: khams , Chinese: 康, Pinyin: Kang) is one of the three traditional provinces of the Tibet, the others being U-Tsang and Amdo.

To consider Kham as a province Tibetan is correct from the cultural point of view, but not from the geopolitical point of view, because the whole of Kham managed forever by only one government, nor Tibetan or Chinese.

The cultural sphere of Kham one of most important and is diversified high-plate Tibetan. The Dialecte S of Kham are principal dialects of the language Tibetan. The inhabitants do not name Böpa (bod Pa), the normal Tibetan nomination according to the government of Lhassa, but Khampa (khams Pa).

Most of the area of Kham is distributed on the province of Sichuan and the Autonomous region of the Tibet, supplemented by smaller, but great parts in Qinghai and Yunnan.

References

• Tsering Shakya: The Dragon in the Land off Snows. In History off Modern Tibet Since 1947 , London 1999, ISBN 0140196153
• Andreas Gruschke: Farming The Monuments off Tibet' S Outer Provinces: Kham , 3 Bände, Bangkok 2004 FF. ISBN 9744800496

External bonds

• The East Tibet Website
• Kham Tibetan language materials
• Kham Aid Foundation - Assistance programs and general travel information