The Journey of Cleansing the Mind musical staged in Lhasa
On the evening of May 24, a musical about environmental protection sent shockwaves along the banks of the Lhasa River in Tibet.
Tibet News
6,800 Chinese rural students to receive free undergraduate medical education
A total of 6,822 students from central and western China's rural regions will be enrolled this year in free five-year bachelor programs medicine, according to the Ministry Education. ..
Tibet environmental quality improving steadily: report
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region remains one of the areas with best environmental quality globally, stable local biodiversity and ecosystems in 2019, according to a report issued Thursday. ..
More students in Tibet benefit from education allowance
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has allocated more than 2.54 billion yuan (around 357 million U.S. dollars) for expenses of 648,600 students in 2020, according to the regional bureau education. ..
Potala Palace reopens, with limits
The world heritage Potala Palace in the Tibet autonomous region, which reopened to visitors on Wednesday, is allowing a maximum of 2,100 people per day, about one-third 7,000 day allowed before coronavirus ..
China completes first Mount Qomolangma airborne gravity survey
China announced on Tuesday that it has completed the first high-precision airborne gravity survey for Mount Qomolangma and its surrounding region as aircraft of mission safely returned to Lhasa, capital Tibet. ..
Potala Palace in Tibet reopens as epidemic measures are eased
The Potala Palace in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region reopened to the public on Wednesday after being closed for more than four months due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Opera "Princess Wencheng" staged in Lhasa, Tibet
A performer plays in "Princess Wencheng", an opera based on the life of a Tang Dynasty (618-907) princess, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 1, 2020. ..
Scenery of Nam Co Lake in SW China's Tibet
Photo taken on June 1, 2020 shows the scenery at Nam Co Lake in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Tibetan climbers were vital in measuring mountain
Tibetan climbers played a vital role in the just-concluded 2020 remeasurement mission on Mount Qomolangma, authorities of Tibet's sports bureau said on Monday.
Happy moments captured free of charge
A volunteer team of photographers in Chonggyai county, Tibet autonomous region, make family portraits for remote Tibetan villagers, and all services are free of charge.
Pregnant antelopes begin annual migration
Thousands of pregnant Tibetan antelopes have begun their annual migration toward sparsely populated northern areas from the prairie of the Tibet autonomous region.
Belated spring plowing and sowing in an alpine valley
On May 26, the villagers of Nuri Village in Dekyiling Town, Rinbung County, Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region held a spring ploughing and sowing ceremony. Due to its location mountain valley because recent ..
Chinese surveying team descends to Mt. Qomolangma base camp
A Chinese surveying team safely descended to the Mount Qomolangma base camp at an altitude of 5,200 meters 8:50 p.m. Thursday, after completing mission remeasuring height world's highest peak. ..
Surveyors set records while measuring Qomolangma
A Chinese survey team reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma on Wednesday and remeasured the height of the world's highest peak.
Construction begins on 40 key projects in Tibet's Nyingchi
Construction has begun on 40 key projects in the city of Nyingchi, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, authorities said Wednesday.
Qomolangma team set for summit bid
A team consisting of eight Chinese surveyors and mountaineers is expected to reach camp on Mount Qomolangma, known as Everest in the West, at an altitude 8,300 meters later Tuesday head summit early Wednesday, ..
NPC deputy: Medical aid to Tibet bearing fruit
Tsering Yangzom, a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress, said Aid Tibet medical program is playing significant role in improving region's healthcare system. ..
Marathoner Duo making major inroads
Boosted by his recent half marathon victory in the national team testing event, Chinese runner Duo Bujie has vowed to maintain momentum and fight for a top-eight finish at next summer's Tokyo Olympics. ..
Relocation from high altitude places helped people, environment in Tibet
Relocating residents from extreme high altitude areas to lower places in the Tibet autonomous region was a good thing both for environment and people's heath, said Nyima Tashi, member of 13th National ..
The View of Mount Qomolangma
The view of Mount Qomolangma.
Xi Focus: Xi stresses "people first" on first day of annual legislative session
President Xi Jinping stressed acting on the people-centered philosophy in every aspect of work when he participated a deliberation first day annual session National People's Congress (NPC), ..
Scientists reveal how Tibetan mastiffs adapted to high altitude
Chinese scientists have revealed that genetic exchange with an unknown wolf-like canid helped Tibetan mastiffs adapt to high altitudes, according a study published online in the journal Molecular Biology and ..
Cycle of life at base of world's highest mountain
At dawn, Dorje puts on a heavy cotton coat and a hat, carries a bag on his back and walks out of his house into the vast alpine meadows.
Tibetan almanac steps into era of digitalization
With every corner of the office filled with books, it's obvious the owner is a diligent academician.