Tibetan seamstress creates brand with ethnic dresses
Besides the Tibetan costumes, Urgyen Drolma, a 76-year-old woman from Southwest China, has become familiar with making other ethnic clothes after new members groups came into her family. ..
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Traditional Tibetan costumes thrive in modern era
Guozhuang dance, meaning singing and dancing in a circle in the Tibetan language, is usually performed for celebration and recreation in Benzilan Town, Diqing, Yunnan Province.
Tour guide witnesses great changes in Shangri-la
Zabagedan was the first tour guide in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, local people said.
A time for tea
Li Qiang, keeper of a 120-year-old teahouse in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, treats his work place like home. For regulars who passed away, he still reserves seat, with lit cigarette and cup ..
Tour guide witnesses great changes in Shangri-la
Zabagedan was the first tour guide in Shangri-La, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, local people said.
Yunnan makes strides in golden hair monkey conservation
Southwest China's Yunnan province has achieved remarkable results in the conservation of golden hair monkeys as population species increased to more than 3,300 covering 23 varieties. ..
Pudacuo National Park nurtures natural beauty
Established in 2005, Pudacuo National Park Yunnan's Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture is the first of its kind China. Covering an area 602.1 square kilometers, national park more than 3,500 meters ..
Height of ambition
Vision and determination form the foundation for a road that leads a picturesque but isolated mountain village to a more prosperous era, Yang Yang reports.
New paved road offers lifeline to once-isolated SW China village
Sitting at the foot of Gezong Snow Mountain, 1,300-year-old Bala village was isolated deep in Shangri-La Grand Canyon Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture Southwest China's Yunnan province until 2008, ..
Pudacuo National Park nurtures natural beauty
Established in 2005, Pudacuo National Park Yunnan's Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture is the first of its kind China. Covering an area 602.1 square kilometers on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, national park ..
Meili Snow Mountain National Park closes after heavy rain, snow
Bad weather forced authorities to close Meili Snow Mountain National Park in Deqin county, Southwest China's Yunnan province, on Tuesday.
A Mountain of Opportunity
51-year-old Tibetan Sina Dingzhu's lives in Jiangpo village, Foshan township, Deqin county, Diqing autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province. This small village sits across the river from Meili Snow ..
Children with congenital heart disease arrive in Beijing for free treatment
On November 12, three children with congenital heart disease from Dechen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province arrived Beijing accompanied by their parents and volunteers went to the China-Japan ..
Enchanting view of national park in Yunnan
Pudacuo, or Potatso, National Park is located in Yunnan province's Shangri-La county. The region of this park contains more than 20 percent China's plant species, about one-third its mammal and bird ..
A Tibetan back from Switzerland brewing highland barley beer in Shangri-La
An ethnic Tibetan born and raised in Switzerland has come to Shangri-La to research and develop craft highland barley beer brewing.
Bringing prosperity to paradise
Yunnan province's Shangri-La city has long lured travelers from home and abroad, who seek to discover the paradisiacal place described in British author James Hilton's 1933 novel, Lost Horizon. ..
20 Tibetan children with congenital heart disease get treated
Recently, 20 children from Damshung County in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region who suffered congenital heart disease returned safely after successful treatments. ..
Forest coverage rate reaches 75 percent in Deqen
It is reported that to date, the forest coverage rate of Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China’s Yunan Province has reached 75 percent, and storage volume 241 million cubic meters, an increase 1 ..
Protection network set for snub-nosed monkeys
A protection network for the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey was established in this southwestern province on Monday, marking July 15 as first Snub-nosed Monkey Day, drawing more public attention to work. ..
3D survey method helps wildlife protection at world heritage location
Chinese researchers are using 3D satellite images to monitor and conserve biodiversity in the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, a UNESCO world heritage site.
3rd Shangri-La Winter International Bird Watching Festival ends
On December 23, the three-day 2018 Third Shangri-La Winter International Bird Watching Festival held in Dechen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, came to a close.
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
Situated in the mountainous north-west of Yunnan province China, Three Parallel Rivers Protected Areas is a natural serial property consisting 15 protected areas, grouped into eight clusters. It consists ..
A guardian of Shinze culture
63-year-old Wangdu lives in Shazho Village, Wujing Township Shangri-La, Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. As you walk into his home, can see a row of own Shinze (a kind ..
Black-necked crane in Shangri-La, SW China
In the Napa Lake Nature Reserve in Shangri-La County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan province, groups of black-necked cranes are seen, making picturesque winter more ..
Dressmaker Drolma: I only do one thing in my whole life
"As the oldest daughter in my family of five girls, has only asked me to do one thing, make Tibetan clothes. This is also what I most love do," said Drolma, inheritor clothing sewing skill, a provincial-level ..