Medog, with an average altitude of 1,200 meters, is located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. Because of the poor traffic infrastructure in the past, Medog was once known as an "isolated island" on the plateau.
Guo Shengqiang and Luo Lulu, both 23, are workers responsible for the repair and maintenance of the overhead line system of a 118-kilometer section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
Photo taken on Jan. 28, 2021 shows the scenery of the 7,782-meter-high Mount Namjagbarwa in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Aerial photo taken on Jan. 29, 2021 shows the winter scenery of Nam Co Lake in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Recently, more than 200 wild yaks migrated in groups in Subei County, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, which was astonishing.
A rural highway and high-grade road network connecting towns and villages has been set up in Tibet. Strengthening the construction of rural transport infrastructure has changed people's life here.
Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2021 with cellphone shows the scenery of Purog Kangri Glacier, the third largest glacier in the world, in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
By the end of 2020, thanks to an improved transportation network coupled with higher incomes in Tibet, there were 656,703 registered vehicles and 613,682 licensed drivers across the southwestern Chinese region.
The population of wild animals that inhabit and breed by the lake increased year by year thanks to efforts of environmental protection.
Aerial photo taken on Jan. 10, 2021 shows the Rituo Temple on the north shore of Yumzhog Yumco Lake in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Electricity consumption across Tibet has doubled in the past five years. For those living in the region, a stable supply of electricity not only powers the home but also a better life.
Special policewomen participate in an adaptive training on plateau in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Golog, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Jan. 9, 2021. Sunday marked the first Chinese People's Police Day. A team of special policewomen fr
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 17, 2020 shows the Qinghai Lake after snow in northwest China's Qinghai Province.
Przewalski's gazelles are seen on the grassland in Ha'ergai Township of Gangcha County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 17, 2020
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 16, 2020 shows a view over the Yarlung Zangbo River in Zhanang County, Shannan City of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Photo taken on Dec. 16, 2020 shows the view of the Yellow River in Guide County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Hainan, northwest China's Qinghai Province.
Black-necked cranes hover over a nature reserve in Lhunzhub County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 12, 2020. Established in 1993, the nature reserve in Lhunzhub County attracts an increasing number of black-necked cranes to sp
A black stork forages at the Beichuan river wetland park in Xining City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 6, 2020.
Swans are seen on the Yellow River in Hualong Hui Autonomous County of Haidong City, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 2, 2020.
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 2, 2020 shows morning fog floating above the Yarlung Zangbo River in Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Qinghai is rich in solar and wind power. So far, the total installed renewable energy power generating capacity in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture has reached 15 million kilowatts and 10 million k
Photo shows a bird’s eye view of Bayi District, Nyingchi City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Nyingchi, one of the most important fruit planting bases in Tibet, entered harvest season for apples. The apple orchard here covers an area of 37,800 mu (about 2,520 hectares) , with the output estimated to 15,000 tons within this year
A giant panda eats bamboo at the snow-covered Xining Panda House in Xining, capital city of northwest China's Qinghai Province, Nov. 21, 2020.
Aerial photo taken on Nov. 21, 2020 shows a snow-covered cityscape in Xining, capital city of northwest China's Qinghai Province.
