Thubten Gyaco and his Black Jade Buddha Sculptures
As the music plays, Thubten Gyaco, Tibet Autonomous Region’s master artisan of cultural heritage and his students have started another day sculpting black jade Buddhas. The is fo ..
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Scientists: 1,800-year-old tea relics found in Tibet
Scientists recently discovered that at least 1,800 years ago tea had been transported into Ngari of Tibet, wokeji.come reported. In view this, time, there was a branch the Silk Road t ..
Drug gang busted in Lhasa
Police have apprehended 12 drug suspects in Tibet, local authorities said on last Friday. They also seized more than 700 grams of crystal methamphetamine, the largest amount ever seiz ..
Testing begins on China's first Tibetan language search engine
Testing of "Cloud Tibet," China's first Tibetan search engine, has begun, putting it on course for release in the second half 2016, developer said Monday. Development he ..
Tourism revenue in Tibet's Lhasa to double by 2020
Tourism revenue in Lhasa, capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region, will double the next five years, accounting for over 40 percent local economic output, according to authorit ..
Five arrested for killing rare snow leopards in NW China
Police in northwest China have arrested five suspects involved poaching endangered wild animals, including two snow leopards. The people were last Tuesday after a ..
Transit time on National Highway No.318 shortened by 5 hrs
According to the Communication Bureau of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, following newly constructed tunnel recently opened traffic, transit time from Dongguol ..
Tibet pilots 20 distinctive townships
Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China will build 20 distinctive towns the next three years, making them exemplary areas for comfortable living, work and tourism. A ground-breaking ceremo ..
Tibet’s Gyirong welcomes in 2016 after the earthquake
Photo taken on Jan 3 shows disaster victim Pasang weaves Pulu in her yard Shigatse’s Gyirong County, Tibet.[Photo/Xonhua] that some Nepalese waitresses ser ..
Migratory birds flock to Lhasa to winter
A flock of ruddy shelducks perch at a park in Lhasa, capital southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2016. good many migratory birds chose to live through winter Lhasa. (Xi ..
Uncovering the monastic life of young Tibetan rinpoches
11-year-old Tibetan boy Lozang Dorje was recognized as the seventh Dechöe Rinpoche when he six-years-old. In Tibet, practicing Buddhism is an accomplishment that can fulfill one’s ..
Tibetans in Beijing keep dreams and faith alive
Qime Yangjain believes she was a nomad herder in her previous life. When the high altitude and tough climate hometown worsened heart disease, gave up well-paid job at Tibet ..
TV play "The Untold Story of Tibet" wins Flying Goddess Award
TV play "The Untold Story of Tibet" [Photo/Agencies] The 30th annual Flying Goddess Awards held recently in Hangzhou honored the 46-episode series as an Excellent ..
Tibet collects cultural relics from home and abroad for first "Tubo Museum"
Tibet began collecting Tibetan cultural relics on Jan. 6 from organizations and private collectors at home abroad for the first Tubo Museum, which is currently being built, Xinhua reported. The ..
New domestic flight serves Tibet
Tibet Airlines launches a new route to the inland cities on Thursday. The route, linking regional capital of Lhasa with Xi'an, Shaanxi Province and Qingdao in Shandong ..
Yaks on plateau have been domesticated 7,300 years ago
Through gene sequencing and comparison, researchers from Lanzhou University in China combined with British Dutch found that yaks on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau have already been domes ..
Photo story of a Tibetan chef
Photo shows Tersing Lobgye holds the "Lhasa Chef-God 2015" trophy. a dish prepared by - "The Kamba man." Lobgye's winning titled "Lu ..
Tibet official visits Dingri and Gyirong counties
On January 2nd, 2016, Gonpo Tashi, standing member of the party committee Tibet Autonomous Region, chairman CPPCC vice chairman, and Director t ..
Collectibles not to be missed when traveling in Tibet
1. Dzi beads are rare gems mainly found in the Himalayan mountain areas of Tibet, eastern Bhutan, Sikkim, Ladakh and other places. They have been passed down for 2000 to 2500 year ..
Resumed Gyirong Port boosts trade with Nepal
Since Gyirong Port opened again on Oct. 13, 2015 after being closed for six months due to the earthquake, it has revived trade with Nepal, people.cn reported. According Lhasa C ..
Lhasa opens government service hotline 12345
Lhasa [Photo/Agencies] has recently opened a government service hotline 12345, Xinhua reported. The implements Tibetan/Mandarin bilingual attendant 24 hour on-duty system, ensuri ..
22.1 bln yuan signed in Tibet's largest syndicated loan contract
China Development Bank (CDB) and Tibet Investment Group Co., Ltd. have signed a 22.1 billion yuan syndicated loan contract for government investment construction projects, whi ..
Internet reaches 80 percent of Tibet's villages
LHASA -- More than 80 percent of villages in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region have access to the Internet, according latest statistics. By end December 2015, 4,208 ..
Tibet temporary home to black-necked cranes
A black-necked crane is seen at the state-level protection zone in Lhunzhub County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 3, 2016. currently temporary home to 7,000 8,0 ..
Farmers irrigate fields in Tibet
Farmers take a rest after irrigating the fields in Linzhou county, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng) irrigate count ..