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Tibetan opera training course opens

Tibetan opera training course opens

A 60-day Tibetan opera training course opened on April 8 in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, gathering 45 artists from the region and its neighboring Qinghai Province far north Gansu Province. ..

Devout inheritor of Tibetan wooden bowls

Devout inheritor of Tibetan wooden bowls

In Lhamo's house in Qamdo, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, there is a one hundred-year-old wooden bowl. "My grandfather used this bowl throughout his life; it's family treasure." ..

Reviving a centuries-old tradition in Tibet

Reviving a centuries-old tradition in Tibet

Traditional Tibetan writing boards largely fell out of favor two decades ago as modern paper became more widely available, but today they are witnessing an unexpected revival.

Trees planted to overcome poverty in Chamdo, Tibet

Trees planted to overcome poverty in Chamdo, Tibet

In recent years, Chamdo City in southwest China’s Tibet combined projects of returning farmland to forests with poverty alleviation, recruiting poor households participate afforestation key areas. ..

Tibet completes digitization of ancient books

Tibet completes digitization of ancient books

The digitalization of precious Tibetan ancient books has made great progress, with more than 30.5 million words having been digitally input, 4,421 historical files and 3,943 current scanned, including the ..

The Alzhai Caves

The Alzhai Caves

The Alzhai Caves, located in the Otog County Inner Mongolia, is largest collection of grassland grottos world having found so far, earning it name "Dunhuang on grassland." ..

Cole flowers blossom in Pome

Cole flowers blossom in Pome

Tourists are taking photos in fields of cole flowers. Golden flowers full blossom Pome County, Nyingchi City, southeast Tibet while temperature rises April, attracting tourists from near and far. ..

Tibet's Peach Blossom Valley open to tourists

Tibet's Peach Blossom Valley open to tourists

Tibet's famous peach blossom valley, Potoh Peach Blossom Valley in Pome County, opened to public on March 28th. Covering a total area of roughly 155.04 square kilometers, the valley has 180,000 and 200,000 ..

Tibet reports first H7N9 case

Tibet reports first H7N9 case

A human infection of H7N9 bird flu has been reported in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the local health authority said Saturday.

Tibet to build plant breeding center

Tibet to build plant breeding center

Tibet looks to complete a plant breeding center after three years' construction nurse 40 million seedlings and produce 8 young plants annually in 2019 meet the increasing need for forestation. ..

Tibet develops new highland barley breed

Tibet develops new highland barley breed

Scientists in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region have developed a new breed of highland barley that will boost the region's grain yield.

Remains from Tibetan tombs 2,700 years old

Remains from Tibetan tombs 2,700 years old

Remains uncovered from tombs in the Tibet autonomous region's eastern Bomi county have been verified as being up to 2,700 years old, according to a researcher.

Tibetan team visits UK to promote culture

Tibetan team visits UK to promote culture

A delegation from China's Tibet autonomous region has made a four-day visit to the UK to promote Tibetan culture and the achievements reached during the region's development.