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as sheep, cattle, goats, camels, yaks, dzo, and horses. e main crops grown there are barley,
wheat, buckwheat, rye, potatoes, and assorted fruits and vegetables. In recent years, tourism
has become an increasingly important sector, and is actively promoted by the authorities. e
Central National Government exempts Tibet from all taxation and provides 90% of Tibet’s
government expenditures. e Qingzang railway linking Tibet to Qinghai Province was opened
in 2006, providing a direct link between the central plain of China and Tibet. In January 2007,
the Chinese government published a rep