evidence: Tibet, now open for traveling, is an "autonomous" region of China. Tibet has experienced 1,500 years of history from divided kingdoms on the Tibetan Plateau to a unified Tibetan (Tubo)Kingdom (618–842), Mongol rule, Dalai Lama rule, Qing Dynasty conquest, independence, and finally as part of modern China's territory. Tibet is in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. It is called Tibet Autonomous Region although it is not autonomous. [...] Tibet is a part of China's territory and is located in southwest of the People's Republic of China. It is one of China's provinces and its full name is Tibet Autonomous Region.