This year has witnessed a significant transformation in the vegetation coverage encircling Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, located at an average altitude of 3,650 meters.
For people in the Xizang autonomous region, the most common recreational activity between June and September is to "experience lingka".
he Sanjiangyuan area, located in northwest China's Qinghai Province, is one of the world's most biodiverse high-altitude regions, serving as home to numerous bird species.
Beginning in July, Qinghai Lake bursts to life with spectacular fashion — tens of thousands of scaleless carp (Gymnocypris przewalskii) known as luo li churn the river's surface as they muscle upstream, their sleek, silver bodies flashing like coins in the sun.
In January 2024, the 100 MW Omatinga Wind Farm was put into operation in Nagqu by China Energy Investment Corporation. At its launch, it stood as the world's largest ultra-high-altitude wind power installation. The facility generates approximately 200 million kWh of clean electricity annually, sufficient to power 230,000 households year-round.
In the early summer, drivers on a stretch of National Highway 109 in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province often encounter a unique spectacle: herds of Tibetan antelopes crossing the busy road.
An aerial drone photo taken on July 20, 2025 shows the sea buckthorn forest recognised by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA) as the largest one of its kind in Longzi County of Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. With an average elevation of over 3,800 meters, Longzi County is noted for its frigid and arid climate. The river valley of Longzi was still barren and plagued by severe sandstorms in the 1960s, suffering from nearly eight months of dusty weather every year. Sea buckthorn plants were introduced to the county in 1964, and were widely planted a year later. After more than five decades of relentless efforts, a continuous belt of sea buckthorn forest now stretches over 40 kilometers across the valley
Every time Hu Jiansheng watched people stop beneath the towering wind turbines, marveling at their massive size, pride surged through him. He was one of the builders of the Oumatingga wind power farm, one of the highest in the world with an average altitude of 4,600 meters, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, the roof of the world.
China's renewable energy capacity is projected to double by 2030, reaching over 3,000 gigawatts, a significant expansion that underscores the nation's accelerating shift toward clean energy and its pivotal role in global decarbonization, according to a think tank.
The photovoltaic (PV) industrial park in Talatan, situated in Gonghe County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, covers a planned area exceeding 600 square kilometers, making it the largest in the world by installed capacity.
In recent years, Nang County of Nyingchi City has promoted the renovation and upgrading of rural housing for willing residents.
China's latest efforts to regulate the promotional activities of major food delivery platforms and urge rational competition will help maintain market order and promote the healthy and orderly development of the platform economy, experts said.
Xinhua) -- Cering Qoizha is excited at the prospect of his company's expansion: a new workshop, which will process 5,000 yaks each year, is set to open in September and will be a major milestone in the company's growth.
Yu Wenhao, project manager of an intelligent monitoring platform of the Tangbei area of Sanjiangyuan National Park, can still vividly recall the hurdles he faced while building a monitoring station right at the headwaters of the Yangtze River.
Sanyou Village is the first relocated poverty alleviation resettlement village in Xizang, where the Wellness Center was established with aid funds from Jiangsu Province to meet the needs of elderly care and child care.
Over five hours northbound by train from Lhasa, in southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, the landscape ascends steadily toward the Tanggula Mountains, reaching an altitude of 4,800 meters.
A staff member assembles a teapot at a cookware company in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 17, 2025.
An international delegation, composed of journalists from the United States, Germany, Japan and Spain, experienced firsthand how the northwestern province of Qinghai is pioneering China's ecological civilization drive through concrete green development projects.
At Xining Wildlife Park in northwest China's Qinghai Province, animal keeper Li Xiaoqing walked past the crane enclosure while on a video call with her daughter.
A cloned yak was born via caesarean section on Thursday at a yak breeding base in Damxung county, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, researchers have said.
Chinese scientists have announced the birth of the world's first somatic cell-cloned dzo in China's Xizang Autonomous Region. This marks a critical breakthrough in high-altitude breeding technology, which is vital for improving plateau livestock and protecting endangered species.
The 2025 Tour of Magnificent Qinghai is not only a road cycling spectacle, but a crucial platform for China's Qinghai Province to showcase its plateau ecological protection, cultural tourism integration, and rural revitalization efforts.
A quiet energy revolution is unfolding on the roof of the world, where air low in oxygen and merciless winters have long dictated the rhythm of life.
More than 300 people, including many Nepali nationals, have been safely relocated after flash floods swept through Gyirong County in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday, local authorities confirmed on Wednesday.
Tashi Lhamo never expected that her life as a farmer and herdswoman would captivate millions. Yet today, the 34-year-old Tibetan, who hails from a remote village in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, has become a social media sensation with nearly 4 million followers.
