China has invested over 110 million yuan (about 16.15 million U.S. dollars) in a conservation and utilization project focused on ancient manuscripts, including the palm-leaf manuscripts of the Potala Palace, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Friday.
The Northern Xizang Plateau is an important area for the development of Xizang's animal husbandry. When the Qinghai Tibet Railway crosses the northern Tibet Plateau, it has not only set up wildlife passages,
The Qinghai-Xizang Railway is the world's highest and longest plateau railroad. During the construction and maintenance, Chinese researchers and engineers overcame the challenges of permafrost.
Located on the northern shore of Qinghai Lake, the Ha'ergai line maintenance workshop of China Railway Qinghai-Xizang Group Co., Ltd. is in charge of a 96-km section of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway at an average altitude of over 3,200 meters.
On June 13th, the series of activities for the Cultural and Natural Heritage Day and Intangible Cultural Heritage Promotion Month of Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture kicked off in Jiuzhi County. The event uses immersive experiences as a carrier to showcase the achievements of the construction of the national Gesar Culture (Guoluo) Ecological Reserve, allowing the intangible cultural heritage of the plateau to shine in the new era.
Bigu Lake, located in Xiaozhongdian Town, Shangrila City, is a hidden glacial lake on the plateau. The lake is as clear as a mirror, surrounded by forests, seas, and meadows. Every spring and summer, the azaleas bloom freely in the mountains, creating a serene and serene scenery. Away from the crowds, it is a secluded paradise hidden deep in the plateau.
On June 13th, the Dongma Tibetan village in Xiaojin County was blessed with beautiful weather, and the mountains were covered in blooming sheep horn flowers, creating a picturesque landscape of mountains, rivers, and fields. This is not only an ecological model site, but also a new paradigm for the integrated development of local agriculture, culture, and tourism.
his is Nyingtri County, Lhasa City, Xizang, which enjoys the reputation of "Lhasa granary". It is also one of the most important wintering habitats for black necked cranes, known as "city birds" in Lhasa. From October to March of the following year, black necked cranes from the Qiangtang grassland follow the seasonal footsteps and fly here to overwinter in the wetlands of the river valley.
The traditional religious observances of Saga Dawa officially began on May 17, the first day of the fourth month of the Tibetan calendar, and will continue for one month. Saga Dawa commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha.
An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2026 shows the Tuotuo River and Changjiangyuan grand bridge in northwest China's Qinghai Province.
Chinese researchers have identified a new species of midge in Medog County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, and have formally named it Cricotopus motuoensis, according to Dawa Innovation Studio under the Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region.
Leveraging the unique panoramic view of the sunlit golden peak of Meili Snow Mountain, Dechen County in Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, has developed a distinctive "mountain-viewing economy" tailored to local conditions.
The cumulative green electricity trading volume of Northwest China's Qinghai Province has surpassed 20 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh), reaching 20.09 billion kWh, equivalent to reducing more than 15 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions,
A villager performs traditional dancing during the Ongkor Festival in Basum Village, Tingri County of Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 4, 2026. The Ongkor Festival is celebrated annually by local people to pray for good harvests of crops.
A drone photo taken on May 27, 2026 shows snow scenery of Qiangtang grassland in Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Staff members of the Xuebaoshan national nature reserve record data of Thuja sutchuenensis seedlings at an experimental base in Mangkam County, Qamdo, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 5, 2024.
On May 26th, villagers picked fresh honeysuckle from the honeysuckle planting base in Huangjiayuan Village, Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County. In early summer, the honeysuckle in Huangjiayuan Village enters the harvest season, and local residents rush to harvest it on the sunny days.
Three nationally protected wildlife species — the leopard, white-lipped deer, and Eurasian lynx — have been recorded together for the first time in the Nujiang River basin in southern Chamdo, Xizang autonomous region, according to Xizang Daily.
In recent years, under the guidance of the innovation driven development strategy, Xizang's agriculture and animal husbandry is accelerating towards intelligence, greening and modernization, as well as the wide application of intelligent greenhouse, soilless cultivation,
The Xizang autonomous region registered strong momentum in its cultural and tourism industry in 2025, with key indicators hitting remarkable growth, local authorities announced recently at a cultural and tourism work conference in Lhasa.
By the Jinsha River in southwest China stands a giant boulder carved with two characters: Xi Zang. Behind it lies Gamtog Village, the eastern gateway to Xizang Autonomous Region.
In recent years, the region has stepped up its efforts to develop clean energy, aiming to achieve high-quality development.
On a crisp spring morning, residents of a high-altitude village in the Xizang autonomous region were filled with anticipation as they waited for the arrival of a mobile medical team.
