Mt Everest ‘Rising Dragon’ Ad-stunt mocks China’s environment protection claims

7 months ago
OPINION

Shongka* blames China’s double standard in enforcing laws for the now much-criticized ‘Rising Dragon’ fireworks publicity stunt that has created a possibly irreversible environmental mess in Tibetan Himalayas’ Gyantse county.

On September 19, 2025, the thin air high on the Tibetan Plateau was pierced by thunderous explosions lasting less than a minute (52 Seconds). A barrage of 1,050 fireworks, mounted on steel bars and ignited from boxes, lit up the sky near Gyantse County (རྒྱལ་རྩེ་གྲོང་རྡལ་།), Ralung Village (ར་ལུང་'...

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