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Top 10 China news events of 2025
A comprehensive education campaign was launched across the Communist Party of China (CPC) to reinforce the implementation of the central Party leadership's eight-point decision on improving conduct,
People enjoy winter leisure time across China
This aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 28, 2025 shows people skiing at a ski resort in Yutian County of north China's Hebei Province.
China’s highest-altitude arch dam hydropower station begins operating first generating units
The first generating units of the China Huadian Corp's Yebatan Hydropower Station - China's highest-altitude arch dam power project currently under construction and the largest hydropower project on the Sichuan-Xizang section of the upper Jinsha River - officially began generating electricity on Saturday.
World's highest organic tea farm brews new vitality in SW China's Xizang
Yigong township in Bomi county, Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, is home to the region's first tea plantation — Yigong Tea Farm. Established in 1960, the tea farm is not only the world's highest-altitude large-scale organic tea farm but also a living repository of Tibetan tea with a history of more than 1,000 years.
Panchen Rinpoche concludes Xizang tour
Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po, a leader of Tibetan Buddhism, flew back to Beijing on Tuesday after completing a six-month tour of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, during which he performed regular duties, Buddhist rituals and social activities.
The observation station for the change curve of carbon dioxide in the Valiguan Mountain area.
The Valiguan Mountain area is located on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, known as the "Roof of the World", with an extremely harsh climate and a deserted area within a radius of ten kilometers. Here, a curve that records the respiration of the Earth's atmosphere has emerged, which is the globally renowned carbon dioxide change curve - the "Variguan curve".
Human activity on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau dates back 100,000 years
The regional cultural heritage bureau presented the findings as part of updates from the national Archaeological China program, which has reported major progress in Xizang since 2021.
Reigniting tradition: Savering China's Xizang over a cup of coffee
In Xizang, a group of young entrepreneurs are exploring a road of coffee localization. Zari Yondan ChomO is the first international coffee quality appraiser in the Xizang Autonomous Region and runs six Ningdu coffee shops in Lhasa. She blends Tibetan tradition with modern coffee culture to provide customers with a unique coffee experience.
Chinese researchers uncover record-high evidence of ancient human activity on eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Chinese archaeologists have uncovered a significant Paleolithic site at an unprecedented altitude on the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, offering fresh insights into early human migration and adaptability, according to the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Heritage Administration.
China makes steady gains in ecological conservation and green transition
China has made solid progress in ecology and environment protection during its 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), marked by sustained improvements in many ways.
Lhalu Wetland in China's Xizang confirmed as world's highest altitude natural urban wetland
A performance is staged at a certification ceremony for the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2025. Verified by the World Record Certification Agency
Lhasa wetland reserve recognized as world's highest altitude wetland
The Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, has officially been recognized by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA) as the world's highest-altitude urban natural wetland, authorities announced on Saturday in Lhasa.
Xizang's first ultra-high voltage power link begins operations
A converter station at an altitude of 3,720 meters completed a 168-hour trial run on Thursday, marking the launch of the first ultra-high voltage (UHV) power transmission project in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
China's emphasis on green electricity powers global energy transition
In China, the world's largest electricity consumer, one in every three kilowatt-hours of electricity comes from green energy sources, powering daily life while reshaping the national and global energy and industrial landscapes.
High on the plateau, guardians keep watch over pristine wilderness
Before dawn breaks over the no-man's land, a patrol team is already on the move to ensure protection of one of China's most remote and ecologically vital sanctuaries.
Butter Lamp Festival held in Ganden monastery.
December 14th, also known as October 25th in the Tibetan calendar, is the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism's Butter Lamp Festival. In Gandan monastery, the ancestral temple of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region
Traditional Tibetan medicine gains modern appeal
After completing a herbal bath at a Tibetan hospital in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Tsewang Dondrup was preparing to undergo Horme therapy -- a traditional Tibetan treatment similar to moxibustion -- under his doctor's guidance.
Wild animals thrive at Changtang National Nature Reserve in China's Xizang
This photo taken on July 16, 2025 shows a brown bear pictured at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Over 58,000 tourist resources identified in Xizang
Over the past two years, more than 58,000 tourist resources have been identified in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, including over 31,000 newly discovered and recognized resources.
Highest passenger station along Qinghai-Xizang Railway opens
Drakmuk Railway Station, situated at an altitude of 4,721 meters on the Qinghai-Xizang Railway, began passenger services on Thursday, making it the highest-altitude passenger station along the railway line on "the roof of the world."