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Kangding to create health and leisure tour for visitors

Kangding to create health and leisure tour for visitors

On January 5th, Ruoji Village, part of Shiji Township in Kangding City southwest China's Sichuan Province, is busy at work. Locals are renovating their homes to make village the future tourist destination for ..

Butterhead lettuce from Sichuan to be sold to Hong Kong

Butterhead lettuce from Sichuan to be sold to Hong Kong

"Our butterhead lettuce will be sold to Hong Kong this year," said Liu Jun, general manager of the Kaiyuan Agricultural Co.Ltd in Xiaojin County Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture southwest China's ..

Old town sees thriving hada industry

Old town sees thriving hada industry

Ranyi Town in southwest China's Sichuan Province turns into a busy world: machines are rumbling around the clock local plants and workers with making hadas as Losar, or Tibetan New year, is approaching. ..

20 thousand yaks get insured in Sichuan

20 thousand yaks get insured in Sichuan

On a snowy plateau in wintertime, burly Tibetan young man wrestled yak by its two horns. A technician then quickly added microchip into the yak’s ear, enabling information to be easily found scanning. ..

Derge Printing House: a pearl at the foot of snow mountains

Derge Printing House: a pearl at the foot of snow mountains

In the early morning of winter in Derge, sun has not yet spilled into valley. small town’s Derge Printing House, it was quiet and peaceful. As warm rises, shines through windows printing house, shining light on th ..

Que'ershan Tunnel wins international award

Que'ershan Tunnel wins international award

The Que'ershan Tunnel on National Road G317, or the northern section of Sichuan-Tibet Highway recently won "Project Year" award from International Tunneling Association (ITA). As first road tunnel project ..

Sichuan bridge collapse disrupts highway traffic

Sichuan bridge collapse disrupts highway traffic

A bridge across the Jinsha River in Sichuan province collapsed early on Wednesday after water was discharged from a barrier lake formed upstream by landslides, Traffic Radio reported. ..

Black storks seen in Tibetan-inhabited area in Sichuan

Black storks seen in Tibetan-inhabited area in Sichuan

On October 13th, a group of black storks were seen at the Xianshui River National Wetland Park in Luhuo, Sichuan Province. As first class national protected species, appearance indicates that is ..

Travelling stories of Tibetans of two generations

Travelling stories of Tibetans of two generations

“Compared with our parents, we are very fortunate to live in this new era,” 21-year-old Jamdenda from Sershul County, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province said sincerely.

Grapes help Derong County fight poverty

Grapes help Derong County fight poverty

As one of the four main plateau wine production sites in Sichuan, Derong County of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture has a natural advantage in grape-production.

New collection of Tibetan epic exhibited in Sichuan

New collection of Tibetan epic exhibited in Sichuan

The most complete version of Epic King Gesar, generally considered the world's longest folk epic, was exhibited for first time Thursday in Chengdu, capital China's Sichuan Province. ..

Wenchuan sweet cherry ripens

Wenchuan sweet cherry ripens

A press conference on the Wenchuan sweet cherry picking festival was held recently in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Quake-hit Jiuzhai Valley retains natural charms

Quake-hit Jiuzhai Valley retains natural charms

Photos taken on May 3 and 4 show the superb mountainous landscape stunning scenery at UNESCO World Heritage Site Jiuzhai Valley which reopens gradually after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck popular tourist ..

Volunteers hold memorial for victims of Wenchuan Earthquake

Volunteers hold memorial for victims of Wenchuan Earthquake

Recently, a memorial for the victims of Wenchuan Earthquake on May 12th 2008, was held at Xuankou High School in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Sichuan Province. Over 600 volunteers attended ..