Daily passenger flows at Lhasa Railway Station exceed 8,000
Recently, as both the Chinese New Year and Tibetan are approaching, Lhasa Railway Station has seen its first passenger flow peak. already come into Spring Festival ..
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Potala Palace builds miniature fire prevention stations
On the afternoon of January 19, Potala Palace held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Lhasa for new miniature fire prevention stations, Tibet Daily reported. Lobsang Nyentra, leader ..
Tibet builds digital safe-deposit for intangible heritage
Researchers in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region are racing against the clock to digitalize intangible cultural heritage as region's Tibetan folk masters reach old age. Since 200 ..
Non-public economy generates new growth in Tibet
As reform of the commercial system deepened, continuous growth Tibet’s non-public economy in five years was much more than total GDP during 12th Five-Year Plan, according to offi ..
Lhasa holiday shopping in full swing
Photo taken on January 15th shows customers shop for a “lucky goat head” holiday rituals at Barkhor Plaza in Lhasa. The Tibetan New Year is the most important and elaborate tradition ..
Snowstorms will hit southern parts of Tibet
The original title：China issues blue alert for snow storms China's weather observatory announced a Wednesday morning that will sweep south China in the coming days. Cold ..
Tibet plans to build 4 national wetland parks
According to the Forestry Protection Department of Tibet Autonomous Region, the regional government intends build four national wetland parks. At present, experts have already carried out field ..
Tibet to regulate Thangka market
A system of standards to regulate Tibet’s Thangka market is expected be put in place within two three years, China Tibet News reported. Thangka, along with the butter sculpture and Duixi ..
Tibet earmarks 200 bln yuan to build roads
Tibet autonomous region in southwest China will spend 238.8 billion yuan (about $37 billion) to build roads order improve transportation by 2020. The money be used 32,000 ..
Top 10 satisfying cities of China in 2015
A woman dressed in Tibetan costume poses for photos front of the Potala Palace Lhasa,southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Oct 10, 2014. [Photo/IC] Lhasa topped ranking 2015 Sa ..
Tibet slashes maternity, infant mortality rates
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region saw record low maternity and infant death rates in 2015 thanks to improved healthcare conditions, according the regional health family planning co ..
Online query system launched, 870 Rinpoches can be verified
870 Rinpoches can be verified after the online Rinpoche query system was launched on Jan. 18, at Beijing Guangji Temple where Chinese Buddhist Association lies. The published information ..
Five giant hanging glaciers discovered on Bujia Mountain
Five fully developed, giant hanging glaciers were discovered recently on Bujia Mountain in the intersection between Chamdo and Nagqu prefectures Tibet, China Tibet News reported. The longest of t ..
Tibet's secret temple exhibited in London
On January 16, monks from Tashilhunpo Monasteryin Tibet, will create Medicinal Buddha themed Mandala sand paintings with colorful sands at the Wellcome Collection Museum, whole creative process w ..
Resolving the conflict between development and protection
Bian Xiaoxing will always remember the day she disentangled body of a pregnant Tibetan antelope from wire fence during fieldwork trip in Changtang Nature Reserve Ngari prefecture ..
Traditional medics increasingly well-qualified in Tibet
Ten doctors and 73 masters students have graduated from Lhasa's College of Tibetan Medicine since doctoral degree courses were launched in 1999 2004, as Tibet pumps money into d ..
Tibet detects 672 geothermal sites
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has detected 672 geothermal sites with a combined power generation potential of 800,000 kilowatts in new survey. The resources are found along the p ..
Lhasa gets ready for Chinese New Year and Losar
Lhasa is filled with festive atmosphere to greet the coming Chinese New Year and Losar.[Photo/bjwmb.gov.cn] Cultural activities theme of “One Family, Sharing warmth th ..
Ancient Tibetan monastery to be repaired
A 1,200-year-old monastery in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will be repaired with funds from the central government. The work on Shide Ling Monastery, located regional capital Lha ..
Winter pilgrimage on the way in Lhasa
A Buddhist disciple walks around prayer wheels on Barkhor Street in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region January 13, 2016. As the Spring Festival and New Year ..
Tibet investigates 2,415 economic cases last year
According to the Administration for Industry & Commerce of Tibet Autonomous Region, 2,415 economic cases in violation regulations and laws were investigated throughout region 2015, involvin ..
Tibetan smartphone maker applauds new font release
Despite the competition, a former computer science professor who created first smartphone to support Tibetan text is pleased that introduction of bevy new fonts giving users more opti ..
Number of red deer in Riwoche County has recovered to more than 8,000
Photo shows the Tibetan red deer which is also referred to as “Tibetan-subspecies deer” or “Sikkim deer”. There a unique species that resembles both horse ..
5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Tibet: CENC
BEIJING, Jan. 14 -- A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit Anduo county of Nagqu Prefecture in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region at 4:34 a.m. on Thursday, said the China Earthquake Networks Ce ..
Chen Quanguo: Tibetan Buddhism should adapt to socialist society
Chen Quanguo, Party General Secretary of Tibet Autonomous Region, came to the Jokhang Temple express New Year wishes monks on Jan.10, 2016.[Photo/Tibet Daily] Secr ..