Jokhang Temple in Tibet reopens as epidemic wanes
The Jokhang Temple in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region reopened to the public Thursday after being closed for more than five months, due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Tibet rehabilitates 124,000 hectares of desertified land
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has restored 124,000 hectares of desertified land since 2016, the regional forestry and grassland administration said Wednesday.
Technology helps people get out of poverty
The two-story buildings are scattered around Songka Village, and a villager named Tashi is decorating her living room. Today, no longer helpless distressed as she was few years ago. ..
Lhasa sorts waste to live a healthy life
Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, has been continuing its efforts on garbage sorting and quality, with city's waste incineration rate hitting more than 80 percent in first half year, according ..
Woman summits Qomolangma twice
On her way to the top of Qomolangma, Liu Ping made herself a cup tea. She boiled water from snow around her, poured it into full famous biluochun green tea she brought home, and enjoyed on roof world. ..
Yak history one of Tibet culture training courses
A training program covering traditional Tibetan culture was held recently in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, to help professionals the field of various cultures, local media reported. ..
All 120 bridges completed on Lhasa-Nyingchi railway
The construction of a major bridge over the Yarlung Zangbo River in southwest China's Tibet autonomous region concluded Saturday, marking completion all 120 bridges 435-km railway linking regional ..
Peak performance
China launched a campaign on April 30 to measure the height of Qomolangma, which is known in West as Mount Everest. The mission, headed by Ministry Natural Resources, was conducted 1st Geodetic Surveying Brigade ..
Workers complete closure of main girder of bridge across Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet
Photo taken on April 6, 2020 shows the under-construction bridge across Yarlung Zangbo River Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway in Jiacha County of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. ..
Tibet receives more funds for development
More than 300 poverty alleviation projects will be undertaken this year by various enterprises and province, with more 15.9 billion yuan ($2.24 billion) expected to spent, Xinhua News Agency reported. ..
Tibet establishes regional athletics association
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) established a local athletics association on Thursday, filling void for one of the most popular sports in "roof world." ..
Scenery of Qamdo, Tibet
Aerial photo taken on June 14, 2020 shows a view of a village in Serca Township of Dengqen County in Qamdo, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Brown-headed gulls seen at bird island in Amdo County, Tibet
Brown-headed gulls are seen at a bird island in Amdo County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 9, 2020.
Tibet spring temperatures rise 0.28 degrees Celsius every decade
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, often called the "roof of world," has become warmer and wetter during spring. This been occurring since 1981, according to regional climate center. ..
Tibet to receive 15.9-bln-yuan investment in poverty-alleviation projects in 2020
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region is expected to receive nearly 15.9 billion yuan (about 2.24 U.S. dollars) of investment in poverty-alleviation projects this year, according the regional ..
Gaps in Tibet bus service to be closed this year
The Tibet autonomous region plans to connect the region's final 11 townships and 40 villages with public bus service by the end of 2020, Tibet Daily reported.
Bar-headed geese seen at bird island in Amdo County, Tibet
Photo taken on June 9, 2020 shows bar-headed geese at a bird island in Amdo County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Tibet kicks off its first large-scale aerial afforestation
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region launched its first large-scale aerial afforestation on Tuesday, said local authorities.
Twenty-six aid projects launched in Tibet's Nyingchi
Twenty-six construction projects covering infrastructure, public services and tourism were officially launched in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Wednesday. ..
Giant steps taken to recalculate height of Qomolangma
On May 27, a strong, cold wind swept across the summit of Qomolangma, known in West as Mount Everest. The air temperature was-30 C.Eight mountaineers reached at 11 am and began conducting survey that attracted ..
Nutrients added to butter tea to prevent, cure nutritional anemia
The Ruijin Hospital, which is affiliated to School of Medicine Shanghai Jiaotong University, held a nutritional butter donation ceremony via video connection with the Shigatse People’s Hospital on June 3. A ..
Main structure completed in Nyingchi station of Lhasa-Nyingchi railway
The main structure of the Nyingchi railway station in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region was completed Saturday, marking new progress construction a major linking regional capital Lhasa and ..
Tibetans breathing easier with oxygen
More than 20 institutions including schools, hospitals, and nursing homes in Nagchu, Tibet autonomous region, were linked to a central oxygen supply system recently, Daily reported. ..
Tibetan plants return from orbit for study
Items from Tibet that were carried into space on a manned spacecraft last month are now available for testing in labs, China Tibet Online reported.
Over 1,400 people in Tibet escort antelopes’ migration
The Tibetan antelopes are a first class national protected animal in China, and their population is mainly distributed on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with Changthang Grassland as center of habitation. Every ..