Located in the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Qinghai Lake is key to maintaining the ecological balance in western China. It is also a natural barrier for controlling the eastward spread of desertification and ensuring the safety of agricultural areas in eastern China.
The peaceful liberation of Xizang in 1951 was a momentous and historic event for China and the democratic reform in the region in 1959 was a milestone in global abolitionist movement. Since that time the Xizang autonomous region has broken free from its backward, autocratic, isolated past to embrace prosperity, democracy and an open future. Thanks to the leadership of the Communist Party of China, millions of serfs and slaves were able to enjoy democratic rights as their own masters and made great achievements with people of all ethnic groups in building a socialist country.
Zhang Yun, a scholar who has engaged in Tibetology research for about four decades, said that he has witnessed the significant progress in human rights development in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Zanda is famous for the unique landscape of earth forest. With gullies, ravines and steep mountainsides, the unique landscape was shaped as a result of gradual geological movements of the Himalayan region ever since the Quaternary Period from 2.5 million years ago and the impact of perennial water erosion and airslaking.
Highland barley has been a staple food of Tibetans for thousands of years, and most recently, it has helped Chinese bakers win international awards in Europe.
What does being connected to the national road network mean for people in the county of Medog, which is tucked away deep in the Himalayas in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region?
One and Four, the directorial debut of Jigme Trinley, son of the late pioneering auteur of Tibetan cinema Pema Tseden, was released to widespread acclaim on Friday.
Iconic tourist destinations in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, such as Potala Palace, will be open to the public free of charge from Wednesday until March 15 of 2024, as part of the region's winter tourism promotion.
One and Four, the directorial debut of Jigme Trinley, son of the late pioneering auteur of Tibetan cinema Pema Tseden, was released to widespread acclaim on Friday.
Lhaze county in the Shigatse city of the Tibet autonomous region has achieved a remarkable display of environmental stewardship and dedication. Authorities and local residents in the county are going above and beyond to protect the majestic black-necked cranes and their habitat within the county's black-necked crane national nature reserve.
Shi Hongqing, 52, once dreamed of travelling across Eurasia by bike, but he changed his mind upon his arrival in Lhasa, the capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, out of pure love for the public welfare cause.
Countries pledged at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 15), held in Montreal, Canada, in December, to protect at least 30 percent of all the land, ocean and waters worldwide by 2030 as part of the Kunming-Montreal Agreement. This landmark decision — which was made possible under the leadership of China, supported by Canada — was hailed as a much-needed "Paris Agreement for nature".
This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2023 shows bar-headed geese on the Mapam Yumco Lake in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Near real-time data sharing is important for better managing the water resources of the Lancang-Mekong River to tackle climate challenges, experts say.
The nighttime economy continues to be a driving force of the socioeconomic development in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region.
As an ecological conservator at the Sanjiangyuan National Park in northwest China, 49-year-old Wenshol has witnessed a dramatic transformation in the local environment throughout the years.
This photo shows the starry sky taken near the "black lake" of the "three-colored lakes" in Banbar County of Qamdo, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2023.
This photo taken on Oct. 27, 2023 shows a view of Mount Qomolangma at noon.
China has invested significantly in the cultural heritage affairs of the Tibet Autonomous Region, with 2.17 billion yuan (about 302 million U.S. dollars) spent on this sector from 2016 to 2020.
A Chinese research team announced Monday that it has built an automated weather station at a 5,896-meter altitude in the Kunlun Mountains in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
Senior artists perform during an art show celebrating the Chongyang Festival in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 23, 2023.
This aerial photo shows autumn scenery of Hongla Mountain in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 20, 2023.
Researchers have recently retrieved video footage for the first time showing a mother snow leopard and two cubs in a mountainous area of Lhasa, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region.
For many children in the remote Qumarleb county of Yushu Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Northwest China's Qinghai province, preschool learning was a luxury.
Airbus delivered on Friday an aircraft assembled in north China's Tianjin Municipality to a Chinese airline.
