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Hoh Xil is an isolated region in the northwestern part of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It China's least and world's third-least populated area. Low temperature, rare rainfall strong ..
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Tibetans celebrate ancient ancestors in year of the monkey
Tibetans are making last-minute preparations for the arrival of year fire monkey, hoping smart, jovial creature worshipped on plateau as an ancient ancestor will bring good luck. ..
China to inject $107b to upgrade rural power grid
Workers check the transmission equipment at a wind power farm in Chuzhou, Anhui province. China will invest more than 700 billion yuan ($107 billion) new round of rural electric grid up ..
'Pack out a bag of trash' underway in Tanggula town
A volunteer program called "Pack out a Bag of Trash" is underway in Tanggula Town, west China's Qinghai Province. pair volunteers participate Out ..
A two-for-tea study double-dips into ancient Silk Road history
The Tea Horse Road. It's been called the lesser-known little brother of colossal Silk Road that linked China with Central Asia, Western Europe and Africa. But - 1,40 ..
Increasing children of Tibetan farmers and herdsmen accessible to colleges
According to the Fourth Session of Tenth Tibet People's Congress which closed on Jan. 31, about 74.5 percent children Tibetan farmers and herdsmen got admission colleges universi ..
Artists perform at Tibetan New Year gala in Lhasa
Famous Tibetan crosstalk artists record a video for the New Year gala in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 1, 2016. The upcoming or Losar ..
Modern Tibetan opera to be reviewed for continual national funding
The opera “Dorshung’s Spring” [Photo/China Tibet Online] A new Tibetan created by the Opera Troupe of Autonomous Region was recently selected for re-evalua ..
Tibet's listed stocks exceed region's GDP in value
The capital market of the Tibet autonomous region is prospering, with a value far exceeding region's gross domestic product. Tibet's 12 listed companies reported total va ..
Across China: Tibet strives to expand medical service to all monasteries
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region is determined to expand medical services its 1,700 monasteries, benefiting over 46,000 monks and nuns in next five years. The regional commission of ..
Ten substantial measures for Tibetan people’s livelihood in 2016
The Fourth Session of the Tenth Tibetan People’s Congress opened in Lhasa, capital Tibet Autonomous Region, on morning Jan. 27. Losang Jamcan, Chairman ma ..
Sichuan-Tibet railway work picks up speed
1,629-km line perched on high mountains to be complete in early 2030s China will accelerate the construction of a 1,629-kilometer Sichuan-Tibet railway starting this year, heads two regions& ..
23 out of 31 provinces see GDP growth over 7%
As of Wednesday, 31 province-level regions had released their local gross domestic product (GDP) data for last year. Guangdong takes the top spot with 7.28 trillion yuan ($1.11 trillion), followed by ..
Chinese scientists record new species in Tibet
The discovery of a new Himalayan forest frog clade in Tibet has been confirmed. It will join 12 other Chinese amphibian families. After five years field research, scientists from Kunming Institut ..
China Focus: Tibet targets double-digit growth in 2016
Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China has set the ambitious target of achieving GDP growth exceeding 10 percent 2016, Tibetan regional government said Wednesday. The plateau region repor ..
Tibet: technology greatly boosts agriculture and animal husbandry
Tibet has been increasing its efforts for new innovation in science and technology recent years, promoting the acceleration of development to agriculture animal husbandry industries sp ..
Fourth session of the 10th Tibetan People's Political Consultative Conference opens
The fourth session of the 10th Tibetan People's Political Consultative Conference was opened in Lhasa on January 26. Committee members Religion circle take photos before conference. [ ..
China to push integrated development in rural areas
A Tibetan farmer works in a barley field Nedong county, Shannan prefecture, Tibet. [Photo By Wang Zhuangfei / China Daily] BEIJING-- aims to increase farmers' incomes by pushing integr ..
Tibet vows to lift 690,000 from poverty by 2020
The government of the Tibet Autonomous Region said it will lift 690,000 people out poverty by 2020, an ambitious plan that aims to end in region. According Xinhua News Agency o ..
Tibet vows to lift 690,000 from poverty by 2020
The government of the Tibet Autonomous Region said it will lift 690,000 people out poverty by 2020, an ambitious plan that aims to end in region. According Xinhua News Agency o ..
Tibet faces decisive poverty battle: official
Tibet has a huge task ahead to reduce by 690,000 the number of people living below poverty line 2020, regional relief officials said annual meeting Tibetan Regional ..
Endangered snow leopards spotted at Mt. Qomolangma
Wild snow leopards were caught on camera in a Tibetan county at the north face of Mt. Qomolangma, suggesting that endangered species also lives mountain, researchers said Friday. Lha ..
Beer shipped from coast to Tibet by train
A cargo train loaded with more than 1,000 tonnes of beer departed the east China coastal city Qingdao for Lhasa, capital southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Friday night, Ji& ..
PLA Navy ship serves civilians, builds friendly ties
Medical staff in Gyirong county, Tibet autonomous region check the body temperature of soldiers who just flew back from relief work Nepal, on May 6, 2015.[Photo/Xinhua] The PLA Navy's hospit ..
Han storyteller begins new chapter of Tibetan epic
A storyteller in Sichuan province performs the King Gesar traditional way. [Photo/Xinhua] The story of "King Gesar," a warrior with boundless supernatural powers, has for centuries been pres ..