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Breathtaking Lijiang

Breathtaking Lijiang

Majestic mountain views, an excellent stage production and a fascinating local culture make a visit to Lijiang a trip to remember, as Guo Yali discovers.

Tibet: tourism key to poverty alleviation

Tibet: tourism key to poverty alleviation

Qi Zhala, chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region recently presided over a meeting, studying the regional poverty alleviation plan during “13th Five-Year Plan” and taking tourism as key path. ..

Tibet’s tourists exceeds 70 pct during Spring Festival

Tibet’s tourists exceeds 70 pct during Spring Festival

Tibet’s inbound tourism has continued to heat up in recent years. Not only have tourist numbers increased significantly, but the distribution of tourists is becoming increasingly stable, with from European and ..

Sixteen taboos in travelling to Tibet

Sixteen taboos in travelling to Tibet

In Tibetan-inhabited areas you will occasionally see red, yellow, and green cloth tied to cows sheep. Remember, do not chase them. They are sacrificial offerings of Tibetan people. ..

Tips for travelling Kangding in April

Tips for travelling Kangding in April

As a county of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Kangding is place high altitude. In April, temperature still relatively low. Here are some tips for you to travel Kangding.1. Keep war ..

Tibet opens doors to more tourists

Tibet opens doors to more tourists

Tibet is expected to receive more than 25 million tourists and generate tourism revenue of 37 billion yuan ($5.34 billion) in 2017, according the fifth session 10th People's Congress on Tuesday. ..

Aerial photographs of Shangri-La, Yading Daocheng

Aerial photographs of Shangri-La, Yading Daocheng

Yading Daocheng located in Ganzi Prefecture Sichuan Province is surrounded by three snow-capped mountains, rivers, and lakes. The landscape remains close to the kind of purity that nearl ..

Visiting Potala Palace in winter

Visiting Potala Palace in winter

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Tibet receives 23 million tourists in 2016

Tibet receives 23 million tourists in 2016

More than 23 million tourists visited southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region in 2016, up 15 percent year on year, according to the regional tourism development commission Tuesday. ..

Tibet airport handles over 3 mln passengers

Tibet airport handles over 3 mln passengers

The number of passengers handled by Lhasa Konggar Airport in Tibet exceeded 3 million this year, showing the rapid development of its civil aviation industry.

Scenery of  Lalu Wetland in Tibet

Scenery of Lalu Wetland in Tibet

The Lalu Wetland National Nature Reserve is in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Local government has made an investment around 700 million yuan (115 US dollars) to protect the ..

trail of discovery

trail of discovery

Route: Xi'an, Lanzhou, Xining, Qinghai Lake, Chaka Salt Lake, Qaidam Basin, Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Zhangye.

Tibetan mountaineers to explore the South Pole

Tibetan mountaineers to explore the South Pole

Two Tibetan mountaineers, Tsering Tendar and Dechen Ngodup, are going to climb the Mount Vinson, highest peak in Antarctica, walk South Pole December, 2016. A departure ceremony was held Lhasa by Tibet Sports ..

Tibetans open their doors to tourists

Tibetans open their doors to tourists

Dressed in traditional brocade finery, a young Tibetan woman welcomes her guests with true Tibetan hospitality: Barley wine, white silk hadas and her bright smile.

Tibet's Gyantse further promotes local tourism

Tibet's Gyantse further promotes local tourism

Tourism has become Gyantse's pillar industry for economic development. Themed as the history of resistance against British colonial army and red culture, Gyantse puts forth effort to promote its own tourism ..