Tibet News

Qomolangma museum under construction in Tibet

A museum about Mount Qomolangma, also known as Everest, is under construction in Tingri County at the base of mighty peak Tibet. Work started on Wednesday, International Museum Day, an att ..

Lotus world beneath carving knife

What can you do during 15 years? Tong Yongquan Spent years to create one Ming Dynasty sacred work replica. During this time at the 12th China Culture Industry Exhibition and trade forum that was ..

Lotus world beneath carving knife

What can you do during 15 years? Tong Yongquan Spent years to create one Ming Dynasty sacred work replica. During this time at the 12th China Culture Industry Exhibition and trade forum that was ..

Rebirth of a village in Wenchuan

Rebirth of a village in Wenchuan

Walking in the old town, relaxing by lake… Everywhere you go Water Mill Village, there is something to see. The village Wenchuan Count, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Region of ..

Tibet quake hurts 60, some severely

Tibet quake hurts 60, some severely

The magnitude 5.5 earthquake that hit Qamdo in the Tibet autonomous region on Wednesday injured more than 60 people, six of them severely, according to authorities. All were sent a hos ..

More than 60 injured in Tibet quake

More than 60 people were injured, six of them seriously, in a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that hit Dengqen County Tibet's Qamdo City on Wednesday morning, local authorities said. The quake, whic ..

Yarlung Water Reservoir going full speed ahead

The plateau can be windy in the spring, something we notice right away at Yarlung Water Reservoir construction site. wind makes it hard to stand, but site is bustling. Plenty of excavator ..

5.5-magnitude earthquake hits Tibet

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit Changdu in Tibet at 9:15 am on Wednesday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter was monitored 31.99 degrees north latitude and 94.94 east ..

Mt. Qomolangma base camp targets graffiti

Management at Mount Qomolangma base camp plans to curb rampant vandalism by naming and shaming scribblers as peak tourist season begins this month. Gu Chunlei, deputy head of the tourism bureau T ..

Ancient coins unearthed in Qomolangma temple

More than 5,500 coins believed to be more 200 years old have been unearthed during renovation work in a monastery near the base of Mount Qomolangma Tibet. The round coins, weighing 26.6 kg i ..

Quake-damaged housing continues revitalization

Quake-damaged housing continues revitalization

Reconstruction of housing in areas the Tibet autonomous region affected by last year's earthquake Nepal is ongoing, with thousands buildings expected to go up this year as weather wa ..

Quake evacuees settle in to new life in Shigatse

Before last year's Nepal earthquake, Phurbu Butri and her husband ran a guesthouse with restaurant in Dram, the Tibet autonomous region's biggest border crossing. Now they run shop ..

4522 volunteers work in Tibet

4522 volunteers work in Tibet

Tibet Autonomous Region’s Communist Youth League announced that during the 13 year history of college students volunteer service program in western China, there have been 4,522 volunteers ..

“Road to dreams” of Tibetan young people

“You have a dream, you got to protect it.” This sentence in the American inspirational movie "The Pursuit of Happiness" that can burn with righteous indignation when listen tha ..