Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 26 (ANI): Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang and Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx are under renewed criticism after their much-publicised fireworks display in Tibet left behind toxic debris, despite prior assurances of eco-friendly practices and professional cleanup, as reported by Phayul.
According to Phayul, the event, titled Rising Dragon, was staged last Friday on a mountain ridge in Relong Township, Gyangze County, Shigatse. Organisers had promoted the spectacle as environmentally responsible, pledging that professional teams would conduct post-show cleanup and environmental assessments. However, recent images from the site show local Tibetans collecting piles of hazardous debris days later, contradicting those claims.
Tibetan writer and activist Tsering Woeser voiced outrage online, recalling Cai’s earlier apology in which he promised to take “remedial and restorative measures.” “Yet now,” she wrote, “all these ...





