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The Menba people’s way to prosperity via tea cultivation

The Menba people’s way to prosperity via tea cultivation

In Le Menba ethnic township of Cona County, Shannan City, Tibet, the locals have produced their own tea brand called “Lecang Lotus,” which has been a bestseller and made at least 2.05 million yuan (301, 900 US ..

Tibetan snooker

Tibetan snooker

On July 12, the 12th Games of the Tibet Autonomous Region and the Fourth Traditional Sports Games were undergoing in the region's capital city Lhasa.

Screening for congenital heart disease comes to Tibet

Screening for congenital heart disease comes to Tibet

On July 11th, "The Angel's Tour: Screening for Congenital Heart Disease Impoverished Children in Tibet" formally launched. A team of experts held a week-long public screenings Nagqu and Lhasa. ..

China and Pakistan hold hiking forum in Lhasa

China and Pakistan hold hiking forum in Lhasa

​On July 12th, the Tibet Mountain Hiking Association of China and Pakistan Club hosted a hiking forum in Lhasa. athletes both countries celebrated 11th anniversary Chinese Tibetan mountain team’s su ..

Yak: the soul of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Yak: the soul of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

As a Tibetan folk song goes, "the yak's head turned into mountain, the skin land, and tail river." In bold hyperbolic imagination, yak has obviously become soul of Qinghai-Tibetan Plat ..

The mountain, the man and the herd

The mountain, the man and the herd

"I have been shepherding on Pema Mountain for more than 20 years. In the past, every family in village raised cattle and shepherded, but now, there are only four people whole who do this," 56-year-old Kelrong, has ..

Mudslide blocks Sichuan-Tibet highway

Mudslide blocks Sichuan-Tibet highway

A section of the Sichuan-Tibet highway was blocked following a mudslide triggered by continuous rain on Wednesday morning, local rescue workers said.

Tibet trains over 300 Thangka painters

Tibet trains over 300 Thangka painters

An academy in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has trained more than 300 painters of Thangka, a traditional Tibetan Buddhist art form.

Preliminary exam for Geshe Lharampa title concludes

Preliminary exam for Geshe Lharampa title concludes

The six-day summer preliminary exam organized by the Tibet Branch of Buddhist Association China for Geshe Lharampa title Gelug Sect Tibetan Buddhism is officially closed on July 5 with conclusion basic cultural ..

Tibet sees fast growth in online retail sales

Tibet sees fast growth in online retail sales

The volume of online retail sales in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region grew by 29.22 percent year on year in 2017, the regional commerce department said on Tuesday.

Mudslide blocks Sichuan-Tibet highway

Mudslide blocks Sichuan-Tibet highway

A section of the Sichuan-Tibet highway was blocked following a mudslide triggered by continuous rain on Wednesday morning, local rescue workers said.

Nomads' way to riches under Mt. Kangrinboqe

Nomads' way to riches under Mt. Kangrinboqe

​"There are five people in my family. Two of sons, their 20s, and I take the six horses our family to carry tourists around mountain. Last year, we earned nearly 40,000 yuan (6,047 US dollars)from this," Dawa ..

Tibet's bottled water output rises

Tibet's bottled water output rises

Productions of bottled drinking water in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has increased steadily, local authorities said. Last year, 800,000 tonnes was bottled, up 30 percent year on but well short ..

“Hot-spring” new life for relocated people in Tibet

“Hot-spring” new life for relocated people in Tibet

“I’ve been suffering from rheumatism for more than five years. After moving here, I can take a hot spring bath at home every day. My condition has eased lot,” Tenzin Targye said excitedly. ..

Photo exhibition on Tibet's Ali opens in Beijing

Photo exhibition on Tibet's Ali opens in Beijing

A visitor views photographic works at a photo exhibition in Today Art Museum Beijing, capital of China, July 4, 2018. The exhibition, organized by the tourism authorities Ali prefecture Southwest China's Tibet ..

Traditional Tibetan culture is full of new life

Traditional Tibetan culture is full of new life

The Tibet Autonomous Region is currently holding an official exhibition lasting for two months to showcase achievements made in conserving local cultural heritage.

China launches Tibetan language translation software, apps

China launches Tibetan language translation software, apps

A series of new Tibetan-Chinese translation apps and software programs were launched in northwest China's Qinghai Province to better promote communication between different ethnic groups boost economic ..