Poor areas benefiting from targeted policies
Intellectual property is playing a crucial role in poverty alleviation in China, with a number of IP projects developed in key industries in disadvantaged areas.
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Number of Tibetan antelopes exceeds 200,000 in Tibet
Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows Tibetan antelopes in Rongmar Township of Nyima County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With efforts from top to bottom, the antelope population has risen ..
Connectivity network to benefit China and Nepal
Preparatory work is underway for a cross-border railway connecting China's Tibet autonomous region with Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
Cultural heritage plays key role in rural tourism
Endowed with rich cultural and natural resources, many remote Chinese villages previously mired in poverty have shrugged off their backward images thanks to government support for the development of tourism ..
Tibet makes strong tourism recovery
The Tibet autonomous region has received more than 34 million domestic and overseas tourists this year, with revenues hitting 35.8 billion yuan ($5.4 billion), the Tourism Development Department said on ..
Three Tibetan schools added to 'cozy' list
Three rural Tibetan primary schools are included in the first batch of China's "100 Cozy Countryside Schoolyards Construction Campaign", which was launched earlier this month by Ministry ..
Chinese scientists estimate water reserves of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
The total water reserves of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are estimated to be more than 9 trillion cubic meters, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said on Tuesday.
Tibet sees progress in health, life expectancy
Average life expectancy in the Tibet autonomous region rose to 70.6 years at the end of 2019 from 35.5 years in the 1950s, Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.
Tibetan opera
Tibetan opera, the most popular traditional opera of minority ethnic groups in China, is a comprehensive art combining folk song, dance, storytelling, chant, acrobatics and religious performance. Most ..
Nature reserve in Tibet attracts increasing number of black-necked cranes to spend winter
Black-necked cranes come to Tibet around October each year and stay at the wetlands and barley fields in the northern part of the region to forage for food.
Shigatse, Tibet, marks 5 years of success
Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet autonomous region, has made fruitful achievements socioeconomic development during 13th Five-Year-Plan (2016-20) period, authorities said on Thursday. ..
Tibetan soccer searches for a level playing field
On a rainy summer day in 1938, the first soccer match involving Tibetan players was contested by a team from Nepal and a group of young aristocrats in Lhasa.
View over Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 16, 2020 shows a view over the Yarlung Zangbo River in Zhanang County, Shannan City of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Tibet helps more than 600,000 farmers, herdsmen find jobs
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has helped more than 604,000 farmers and herdsmen find jobs this year, local authorities have said.
Poverty alleviation through healthcare bears fruit in Tibet, Xinjiang
Assistance by professionals from tertiary hospitals across China has helped health institutions in the country's remote regions of Tibet and Xinjiang improve their service capacity management, ..
Average life expectancy in Tibet rises to 70.6
The average life expectancy in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has risen to 70.6 years, a senior Chinese health official said on Tuesday.
Scientists discover dinosaur footprints in Tibet
A team of international scientists announced that they have discovered a group of dinosaur footprints in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
8,848.86 meters！New height of Mt. Qomolangma
The world's highest peak, Mount Qomolangma (also known as Everest in the west), now has a revised height of 8,848.86 meters, according to an announcement made jointly by China and Nepal on Dec. 8. ..
Living space per person in Tibet increased
Combo photo taken on Sept. 18, 2020 shows villager Changdren posing for photos at her stall in a farm products market Chido Township of Dengqen County Qamdo City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region ..
Chinese researchers recalibrate elevation history of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
How did the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau grow to top of world? A new study led by Chinese researchers has found evidence suggest plateau rose its current height more recently than previously thought. ..
Black-necked cranes seen at nature reserve in Tibet
Black-necked cranes hover over a nature reserve in Lhunzhub County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 12, 2020. Established 1993, the County attracts an increasing number of ..
Tibet’s annual express delivery volume to exceed 10 million packages
Just a few days after “Double 11” shopping bonanza, Phuntsok, resident of Tashizong Township in Tingri County, Shigatse City, Tibet, received his express delivery. “Order the early morning November 11, and it ..
Travel journey of Gonpo’s whistling arrow
Gonpo whistling arrow is a traditional folk sports competition unique to Nyingchi City in Tibet Autonomous Region. It has history of more than 1,500 years and was included the second Region regional-level ..
Tibet sees 32 mln tourist arrivals in first three quarters of 2020
The first high-speed rail train with a theme of tourism in Tibet debuts at the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station, east China, Aug.
Movie My Himalaya wins Golden Rooster Award
On the evening of November 28, 33rd Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award Ceremony was held in Xiamen. A total 19 awards were announced, and movie My Himalaya, which tells story sisters Drolgar Yangzom their father, ..