In late August, a forest security team ventured deep into the rugged wilderness of Hoh Xil, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Often called a "forbidden zone for human life," this patrol marked yet another step forward in protecting one of the world's last truly wild frontiers.
Have you ever thought of how the long railway in the “depopulated zone” was built when you took the train of Qinghai-Xizang Railway in the magnificent scenery of the plateau? What kind of unknown heroes could create such an epic miracle?
July is not only one of the busiest times of year for wildlife rangers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, but also a time of great care and responsibility. Here, rangers and researchers at the Xizang Changtang National Nature Reserve, located at an altitude of 5,000 meters above sea level, observe and monitor the mass migration of Tibetan antelopes.
The envelope featured the phrase "China-Congo long-lasting friendship" in both Chinese and French, along with images highlighting key points of bilateral cooperation.
Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po concluded his tour of Nyingchi City in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, and returned to the regional capital Lhasa on Wednesday.
Sitting around a dining table, several people of different ages were talking about 12 willows thousands of kilometers away in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Liu was among the 21 medical experts from hospitals in Beijing who went to assist the People's Hospital of Lhasa in 2021.
Lights illuminate Nyingchi City along the Nyang River, creating a picturesque night scenery in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo/China News Service) Lights illuminate Nyingchi City along the Nyang River, creating a picturesque night scenery in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 22, 2024.
The Baishuitai, which translates to white water terrace, scenic spot covers an area of around 3 square kilometers in Baidi village, Sanba town, Shangri-La city, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. It is a natural wonder formed by calcium carbonate dissolving in spring water.
A team making a scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has announced 10 findings regarding the region seven years after their expedition started. The expedition shows China's achievements in preserving and promoting biodiversity as well as the urgency with which the world must curb climate change.
The world's cultural and natural heritage is an important outcome of the development of human civilization and natural evolution.
Tibetan antelopes are pictured on Qiangtang grassland, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 8, 2024.
A regulation on glacier protection in the Xizang Autonomous Region will come into effect on Oct. 1, 2024, representing a significant achievement in the region's ecological and environmental protection legislation, according to a press release on Thursday.
Riders perform an equestrian show during the opening ceremony of the 15th Gesar horse racing festival in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 13, 2024.
In the past, it took 6 hours by bus from Lhasa to Xigaze. After the opening of the Lhasa-Xigaze Railway, it only takes less than 2.5 hours by train. Trains have become the first choice of travelling for the local people.
he answer is artificial fishways. At the Huangjinxia water control project in Hanzhong city, northwest China's Shaanxi province, a 1,908-meter-long ecological fishway extends upward along the dam.
Galai Village is praised as the “village with finest peach blossom” in Xizang. Due to the “Peach Blossom Economy”, the villagers here have had a richer and more civilized life.
An artist stages a Tibetan opera performance at Norbulingka in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2024. Tibetan opera performances are staged here from Aug. 4 to Aug. 10 in celebration of the traditional Shoton Festival, or Yogurt Festival.
On August 4, the opening ceremony of the First Imported Commodity Exhibition was held in the Xizang Exhibition and Convention Center, witnessing the gathering of 246 enterprises and more than 600 merchants from 31 countries and regions. As the largest import exhibition in Xizang over a decade, it has great significance for building Lhasa into a central city open to South Asia and fostering foreign trade development.
This photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows a view along the Yellow River in Dari County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province.
Badro Village is located in the deep forests in Tacheng Town, Weixi County, Dechen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. The dense woods bring endless vitality and vigor to this land like a natural oxygen bar.
Nyemo county in Lhasa city, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, is known for its three intangible heritages handicrafts: Tibetan incense-making, Tibetan paper-making and Pusum hand-engraving. In recent years, the three traditional handicrafts are helping local villagers with employment and boosting income.
Similar to the tower, the sculpture group “Spirits of the Road Builders” in the park also stands for the hardships endured and accomplishments achieved by the road builders at that time. In addition, the “General Tree” planted by General Mu Shengzhong and the buildings such as Jiangjunlou are also the witnesses of that history.
Jiaya Village is located in Huangzhong County, Qinghai Province. In the 1970s and 1980s, more than 90% of peasant households in Jiaya Village could weave Tibetan carpets.
Recent monitoring and studies by Chinese scientists reveal that southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region remains one of the regions with the best ecological environment quality in the world, while the implementation of the ecological security barrier construction project in the region has achieved significant benefits.
