Tibet issues yellow alert for heavy snow
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region issued a yellow alert for heavy snow at 3 p.m. on Thursday, the first of its kind this year.
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Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign kicks off in Tibet
The Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign formally kicked off Wednesday in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, with an appeal to Chinese travelers visit the Himalayan country. ..
Tibet urban sewage disposal rate exceeds 90 pct
The sewage disposal rate in the urban areas of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has reached 90.19 percent, as region fights to curb pollution, local authorities said Tuesday. ..
Tibet's capital reports strong GDP growth in 2019
Capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Lhasa estimated its gross domestic product (GDP) rose 9 percent in 2019, with higher incomes for its residents.
Modern equipment helps graze yaks in deep winter
During the winter, heavy snow falls on Yazui plateau pasture in Muli Tibetan Autonomous County Sichuan Province, and temperatures plummeted to below zero degrees Celsius. ..
Black-necked cranes seen in river valleys of Lhasa, China's Tibet
Black-necked cranes fly over Lhunzhub County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 11, 2020.
Tibet creates over 60,000 jobs for university graduates in 2019
A college student tutors children in building models under a start-up project of Xizang Minzu University southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Oct. 11, 2019. In 2019, created more than 60,000 jobs ..
Shepherd girl from China's Tibet finishes 4th in Winter YOG's Ski Mountaineering first rac
Ranked 4th in the first ever ski mountaineering race of Winter Youth Olympics's history, China's Tibet girl Solangquzhen said she is proud of it.
Tibet sees surging growth in agricultural products processing
China's Tibet Autonomous Region saw robust growth in the farm and animal products processing industry, reaching a gross output of nearly 4.89 billion yuan (705 million U.S. dollars) 2019. ..
Tibet tourism set to boom
The Tibet autonomous region received more than 40 million tourists from home and abroad in 2019, up 19 percent year-on-year, according to the regional government's work report published on Tuesday at ..
Stories of Northern Tibet: to protect ecology, humans withdraw from "No Man's Land"
Not long ago, cadres from Garco Township, Shuanghu County, Nagchu City, Tibet Autonomous Region told me over the phone that nomads in Garco, Yaqu, and Cotreqangma (North Cotre) townships were preparing for their ..
Tibet's urbanization rate reaches 32 pct
The urbanization rate in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region has reached 32 percent, with over 1.07 million residents living cities and towns, according to the regional housing urban-rural ..
Land placed in zone for protection of environment
The Tibet autonomous region listed nearly half its land area under the strictest ecological supervision in 2019, according to ongoing regional people's congress that kicked off on Tuesday. ..
Tibet secures victory in battle to improve livelihoods
The Tibet autonomous region has essentially overcome extreme poverty, according to the regional government's work report, published on Tuesday.
The conch presented to Emperor Qianlong from the Panchen Lamas
The conch is imprinted with white worship symbols, which appear in Tibetan folk culture. people also have proverbs that state "the heart must be as pure a conch, and behavior straight like an arrow ..
A thangka cooperative hidden in the mountains
In Lodoi Village in Kargang Township, Jomda County, Chamdo City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, following the highway to dirt road up mountain, after bumping along whole way, you will come ..
Tibet expects better 5G network coverage in 2020
The Tibet autonomous region plans to accelerate the application of 5G networks in this year, according regional government's work report published on Tuesday at ongoing people's congress. ..
Watching the sunrise in Tibet and falling in love with the “Golden Potala Palace”
At 8:00 a.m. on January 1, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet has yet to usher in the first sunrise of 2020. The Yaowang Mountain Observation Deck across from Potala Palace is already full people. Guo Xu and his ..
Scenery of Lhalu wetland in Lhasa, SW China's Tibet
Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve is known as "the Lung of Lhasa".
Companies help over 82,000 poor people in Tibet
Companies have helped over 82,000 poverty-stricken people in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, as the region fights to eliminate absolute poverty, according local authorities. ..
Lhasa rolls out favorable winter deals
Lhasa has launched a series of favorable tourism policies to draw travelers to enjoy its winter charms.
Tibet's civil aviation receives over 5 mln passengers
The annual passenger throughput of civil aviation in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region exceeded 5.72 million 2019, up 7.57 percent year on year, according to the branch Civil Aviation ..
Butter Lamp Festival marked in Tibet
The Butter Lamp Festival is celebrated on the 25th of 10th Tibetan lunar month, which falls December 21 this year, to commemorate master Tsongkhapa, founder Gelug sect Buddhism. This year marks 600th anniversary ..
Three economic and technological development zones established in Tibet
Besides the Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone, Tibet has established three development zones of such kind till now, with Shigatse Zone Nyingchi ..
Ancient yoga provides exercise in prosperity
Graduates are investing in age-old arts and medicine as a means of making a living and preserving ancient practices