During the Mid Autumn Festival holiday, Tongren City in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province is full of autumn scenery. The Longwu River Valley is dyed with layers of forests, and the valley is covered with colorful paintings.
In September, the Hehuang River is bathed in a sudden autumn rain. On September 23rd, the 9th "China Farmers' Harvest Festival" in Huangzhong District, Xining City, Qinghai Province, kicked off at the Kayang Outdoor Tourism Resort.
In August, when Wu Xiaohan came to Qinghai for the third time as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Thailand China Economic Association, she always remembered the scene of her first upstream trip, which was the chilly autumn afternoon when she stepped into the wilderness at the source of the Lancang River.
Chongqing Yangtze River Culture Institute has recently unveiled what it describes as the world's first comprehensive anthology of travelogues focused on the Chuanjiang River and Shu Roads. Titled A Compendium of Travel Records on the Chuanjiang River and Shu Roads, this collection marks the institute's inaugural research milestone since its founding in March.
The annual cham dance at a monastery in Qonggyai county, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. The dance, called "cham" in the Tibetan language, is believed to ward off disaster and ghost and bring luck and happiness
Recently, by the Xiangqu River, teenagers from the Children's Tibetan Opera Team in Namulin County, Xigaze City, Xizang Autonomous Region wore masks to rehearse Tibetan opera.
As September sets in, vast expanses of sunflowers are in full blooming in Delingha City, located in the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province.
Every morning, 71-year-old Ren Daqing heads to a community clinic near his home in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, Jiangsu province, not for medicine, but for exercise.
In the Xizang autonomous region, a song does not always begin on a stage. It may begin in a village, where an old musician remembers a melody that has traveled from one generation to the next.
A herd of about 50 wild Asian elephants has entered villages in Mohan township, Xishuangbanna in Southwest China's Yunnan Province. Local authorities told the Global Times that drones are being deployed daily to monitor the herd's movements, while an early-warning mechanism has been activated to keep nearby residents informed of the elephants' whereabouts.
Jiuzhi County, Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, where snow capped mountains, rivers, lakes, and grasslands coexist.
he "Epic of King Gesar" is performed through storytelling, song and recitation. It tells the story of how a Tibetan demigod king, King Gesar, conquered his enemies and helped ordinary people in the 11th century. Zaduo county in Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai province, is one of the key regions where the Gesar epic has been passed down and preserved.
Residents affected by a mudslide in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, have been resettled, and all stranded tourists have been transferred, local authorities said Thursday.
A drone photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026 shows a view of the Qilian Mountains in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province.
Tourists visit the Treasury in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, July 23, 2026. Jiayuguan, the westernmost point of China's Ming Dynasty Great Wall, and the ancient city of Petra in Jordan are both landmarks boasting rich cultural heritage.
An international symposium opened in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Thursday to shed light on the growing global interest in traditional Tibetan medicine and its visual illustrations drawn on thangkas.
Reporters learned on the 16th at the Qingke Industry Scientific and Technological Achievement Observation and Seminar that the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau Crop Germplasm Medium-term Repository in Xizang preserves more than 10,000 Qingke (highland barley) accessions.
In early autumn, the grasslands of Maqen County in Golog Prefecture are lush green, with clear lake waters and cattle and sheep grazing leisurely—together forming a beautiful ecological tableau.
On August 7, at the finals of the 2026 Bauhinia Cup International Dance Competition in Hong Kong, the original Tibetan Reba dance piece "Drum Beats the New Era" won the gold medal in the Chinese Dance Group category for junior divisions.
People enjoy leisure time at Norbulingka in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Aug. 15, 2026. "Lingka" means "garden" in the Tibetan language. In Xizang, people follow a tradition of spending the Lingka time,
In northwest China, hidden within the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, lies a golden wonder that has stunned the world. This is no delicate flower patch of the southern Yangtze region, but the vast expanse of rapeseed blossoms in Menyuan, Qinghai
A performance troupe takes part in an intangible cultural heritage parade held on July 24 in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, as part of the 2026 Sanjiangyuan Ecological Culture Tourism Festival and the 44th Yushu Horse Racing Festival.
