Master scholars question monk candidates on their understanding of the Five Great Volumes of Tibetan Buddhism during the annual dharma debating exam at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, on April 15, 2025.
Located in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Mangya city has emerged as a popular tourist destination thanks to its striking natural landscapes.
On March 29, a photography exhibition themed on black-necked cranes, sponsored by the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Xizang Autonomous Region, was held in Lhasa.
Wearing festive clothing, farmers held Chemars — containers of roasted highland barley flour that symbolize abundance — while singing, toasting with barley wine and praying for a bountiful harvest.
As winter's grip loosens in March, Hoh Xil National Nature Reserve in northwest China's Qinghai Province reveals its harsh yet vibrant landscape. Situated at an average altitude above 4,500 meters, this vast and uninhabited region provides a challenging habitat for resilient wildlife.
Tourists appreciate peach blossoms in Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 29, 2025. As the weather warms up, peach blossoms in Nyingchi are in full bloom, attracting numerous tourists
Wangchen is an 81-year-old villager living in Lhunzhub County. As an elder in the village, he just finished organizing young villagers to conduct the ritual marking the start of spring farming with his vigorous voice several days ago.
On March 14, the first captive-bred spotted seal on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau celebrated its first month of life. It will soon be open to public viewing.
n old Xizang, Palmo's life was fraught with hardship. From the age of 15, she was forced to work for serf owners day and night in the county. Basic foods such as tsampa, a traditional Tibetan staple made from barley flour, became luxury hopes. "
Official survey results revealed that 126 individual snow leopards, including 12 cubs, were identified in a comprehensive survey conducted across Nagqu. This finding underscores the significance of this region as a vital habitat for snow leopards on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.
A total of 18 teams attended the contest on Tuesday. A listed national intangible cultural heritage, traditional Guozhuang dance is a type of group dance and singing without musical accompaniment that is popular with the ethnic Tibetan people of Yunnan, Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu provinces and the Xizang Autonomous Region.
eople pose for a group photo in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs.
The 7th Winter International Bird Watching Festival was held in Shangri-La, a famous tourist city under the administration of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, from Feb. 22 to 24, 2025.
oday, Metok will take you to explore the table culture in Gyantse, Xizang. The delicious food made of highland barley here will definitely widen your horizon.
This photo taken on Jan. 14, 2025 shows a view of Xiling Mountain snow resort in Dayi County, Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
This photo shows herds of sheep grazing by the Yamzbog Yumco Lake in Shannan of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 2, 2025.
Recently, in Taoha Village, Delingha City, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Prefecture, Qinghai Province, a photographer captured a precious picture of two lynxes walking leisurely on the snowy grassland. The lynx looks like a cat, but it is bigger. The solitary wild animal belongs to the middle-sized beast of prey, with black and towering clusters of hair at the tips of ears.
A large number of migratory birds have arrived in Lhasa to spend the winter. Places such as the Lhasa River and Dzongyab Lukhang Park have become their wintering paradises.
An aerial panoramic photo taken on Dec. 25, 2024 shows the cloud-shrouded Jiajin Mountain in Xiaojin County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Family members of Karchug, dubbed "the first family at the Yellow River source", take a photo by the river.
Known as the "mother river of the Hexi Corridor", Heihe River is the second largest inland river in China with a total length of 928 kilometers, extending the provinces of Qinghai, Gansu,
On November 20, the final of the Campus Singing Competition of the Xizang Autonomous Region was held in Lhasa. Students from 7 colleges and universities in the region sang for their dreams and aspirations in the new era.
Known as the "Bermuda Triangle of Chinese Geology," Moshi Park has gained popularity with its unparalleled geologic formations of mylonitic rocks. Spanning 4.8 square kilometers at an altitude of about 3,500 meters, the park brings visitors into the world of an "exotic planet."
In the black-necked crane reserve of Lhunzhub County, Lhasa City, the Xizang Autonomous Region, a large number of wintering black-necked cranes are foraging and playing at the Hutoushan Reservoir.
Known as the "Bermuda Triangle of Chinese Geology," Moshi Park has gained popularity with its unparalleled geologic formations of mylonitic rocks. Spanning 4.8 square kilometers at an altitude of about 3,500 meters, the park brings visitors into the world of an "exotic planet."
