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People celebrate Gongbo New Year in Nyingchi, Tibet

People celebrate Gongbo New Year in Nyingchi, Tibet

Villagers celebrate their special New Year, known as the Gongbo Year in Baji Village of Bayi District Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Nov. 17, 2020. ..

Relocated residents shake off past pain

Relocated residents shake off past pain

Three years ago, Dekyi Paldron, 36, a Party official in the Tibet autonomous region, was puzzled when 30 villagers who started work as loaders at drinks factory Lhasa returned home just one day after they took up ..

Ancient Salt Sheep Road gets rejuvenated

Ancient Salt Sheep Road gets rejuvenated

The 75-year-old Bhumar now works in the local salt factory Tsakha Township of Ngari, Tibet. He began mining when he was 18 years old, and witnessed rise demise Salt Sheep Road, an ancient trade route linking small ..

Remembering Dr. Nyima Tashi

Remembering Dr. Nyima Tashi

It's shocking and terribly distressful news that “Dr. Highland Barley” died at the age of 55 in a car accident on Sept. 5, when the harvest was about to be gathered.

New railway to boost Tibet's development

New railway to boost Tibet's development

Highlighting the importance of Ya'an-Nyingchi section Sichuan-Tibet Railway, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that greater efforts should be made to build a high-quality railway because it will play ..

Tibet's achievements during 13th five-year plan

Tibet's achievements during 13th five-year plan

The year 2020 is the last of China’s13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) for economic and social development. During 13th period, Tibet has been striving to meet people’s aspirations a better life by improving health ..

Tibet releases iconic brand for local promotion

Tibet releases iconic brand for local promotion

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Monday released an iconic brand, namely "The Third Pole of the Earth" to promote cultural resources and local specialties highest place in world. ..

32 Tibetan Buddhists awarded doctorate in Beijing

32 Tibetan Buddhists awarded doctorate in Beijing

Thirty-two Tibetan Buddhists received the "Tho Ram Pa" degree, a senior academic title of Buddhism, on Wednesday in Beijing's High-level Buddhism College China. ..

Day trip to Tsebu Gang

Day trip to Tsebu Gang

Tsebu Gang, a small nomadic area and this place will be perfect in Tibet tours, where they erect their camping during summertime graze the domestic animals, at site there are square or rectangle plank house which ..

Potala Palace welcomes “painting season”

Potala Palace welcomes “painting season”

The annual wall painting of the 1,300-year-old World Heritage site started from Oct. 26 and took almost a week. Many residents Lhasa voluntarily joined in exterior renovation works, mixing ultra-fine lime, ..

Scenery of Yamzbog Yumco Lake in China's Tibet

Scenery of Yamzbog Yumco Lake in China's Tibet

Aerial photo taken on Nov. 3, 2020 shows the scenery of the Yamzbog Yumco Lake in Nagarze County of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Remembering champion of Tibet food security

As the harvest was about to be gathered, farmers in the Tibet autonomous region were shocked to receive the news of Nyima Tashi's death on Sept 5.

Cooperatives benefiting poor Tibetan villagers

Cooperatives benefiting poor Tibetan villagers

Tobgyal and his fellow villagers have escaped poverty thanks to a strawberry growing cooperative in Juphar village, Nyingchi, Tibet autonomous region.

Tibet sees GDP up 6.3 percent in 1st 3 quarters

Tibet sees GDP up 6.3 percent in 1st 3 quarters

The gross domestic product (GDP) of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region totaled 130.8 billion yuan (about 19.5 U.S. dollars) in the first three quarters year, up by 6.3 percent year on local ..