Tibet News

'Spring Festival Travel Rush' at Lhasa

'Spring Festival Travel Rush' at Lhasa

Lhasa is one of the happiest cities in China. At end year with Spring Festival coming, it gives its people, including those migrant ones, not only wealth, but also happiness. ..

Online shopping Hot in Tibet

Online shopping Hot in Tibet

"Your washing machine is coming!" a delivery man told Zhula, who lives in the most western Shiquanhe town, Gar County of Ngari prefecture of Tibet.

Lhasa ready for New Year festivities

Lhasa ready for New Year festivities

With the upcoming Lunar New Year and Tibetan New Year, holiday ambiance is everywhere in Lhasa. Every shop is decorated with big red lanterns and Chinese knots.

New telescopes to study early universe

New telescopes to study early universe

China is working to set up the world's highest-altitude gravitational wave telescopes in Tibet autonomous region, detect faintest echoes of processes relating early universe that may reveal more about Big ..

Tibet's broadband users up 50%

Tibet's broadband users up 50%

The number of broadband users in Southwest China's Tibet increased by 50 percent in 2016 to reach 383,000 from 255,000 in 2015.

Tibet to invest 1 bln for cultural development

Tibet to invest 1 bln for cultural development

Tibet will invest 1 billion yuan (148 million U.S. dollars) for cultural development in the “13th Five-Year Plan” period (2016-2020), according to Culture Department of Autonomous Region southwest China. ..

New Tibet chairman is elected

New Tibet chairman is elected

Qi Zhala, former Party chief of Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, has been appointed the region's chairman, it was announced on Sunday.

Work begins on observatory in Tibet

Work begins on observatory in Tibet

Construction began this month on an observatory in Southwest China that will look for waves in space created by the Big Bang.

The annual “two sessions” in Tibet open

The annual “two sessions” in Tibet open

The fifth session of the 10th People's Congress Tibet Autonomous Region and TAR Committee CPPCC have opened on January 9th respectively, with each lasting six days according to press conference "tw ..

Tsering Tashi and his Milam Company

Tsering Tashi and his Milam Company

Graduated from Shanghai Normal University in 2012, Tsering Tashi got a job as teacher at Lhasa No.2 Middle School. After being one year and half, he realized that his dream is running own business. Then, quit fi ..

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. ..

Part of Lhasa ring road opens for trial operation in Tibet

Part of Lhasa ring road opens for trial operation in Tibet

Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2017 shows the bridge construction site of south section a ring road in Lhasa, capital southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The road, built to ease traffic congestion and accelerate ..

Water birds seen at Lalu wetland in Lhasa, China's Tibet

Water birds seen at Lalu wetland in Lhasa, China's Tibet

Water birds are seen at Lalu wetland in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2017. The Wetland, known as "the Lung Lhasa", is unique urban natural inland with the highest ..

Tubo period petroglyphs found in Tibet

Tubo period petroglyphs found in Tibet

Eight stone inscriptions found in Mangkam County southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region have been confirmed as dating back to the Tibetan Tubo Kingdom more than 1,000 years ago, county cultural relics ..

Tibet’s Xiajiaka substation put into operation

Tibet’s Xiajiaka substation put into operation

Recently, Tibet’s 110kV Xiajiaka substation went into operation, which greatly improved the safety, reliability and economy of power supply in New District, Chamdo provided a significant boost to Chamdo’s ..

Tibet reports robust growth in 2016

Tibet reports robust growth in 2016

Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China reported 11.5-percent GDP growth this year, realizing the 24th straight year of double-digit growth.