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Grapes Create the “Sweet” Way to Wealth

Grapes Create the “Sweet” Way to Wealth

In a vineyard in Sangri County, rows of neat grape trellises are filled with green and purple grapes. It is a critical period of fruit setting of grapes at this time.

One year on, law on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau ecosystem protection bears fruit

One year on, law on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau ecosystem protection bears fruit

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.

Dedication of plateau patrollers moves filmmakers

Dedication of plateau patrollers moves filmmakers

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.

Picturesque night scenery of Nyingchi in Xizang

Picturesque night scenery of Nyingchi in Xizang

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.

Stunning scenery of spring water terraces in Shangri-La, SW China's Yunnan

Stunning scenery of spring water terraces in Shangri-La, SW China's Yunnan

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.

Expedition shows Xizang's improving biodiversity

Expedition shows Xizang's improving biodiversity

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.

China's Xizang glacier protection regulation to take effect

China's Xizang glacier protection regulation to take effect

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.