Models wearing traditional Tibetan costumes take part in a parade on Barkhor Street in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 3, 2025. The parade, part of a New Year costume show, was held here on Friday
The Chinese side of Mount Qomolangma received 13,764 foreign tourists in 2024 -- more than twice the number recorded in 2023 -- a notable sign of booming international tourism following China's relaxation of its visa policies.
Shangri-La City, Dechen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest of Yunnan Province is a popular tourist destination. In recent years, the prefecture has constantly enriched its touism offerings, striving to transform the “cold resources” of the ice and snow into a “hot economy” by providing excellent services to tourists.
Laigu Glacier is located in the southwest of Ra’og Town, Baxoi County, Qamdo City, the Xizang Autonomous Region.
A few days ago, the activity of “City of Sunshine · Happy Singing in Norbu Lingka” was carried out in Norbu Lingka, a world cultural heritage site.
With an annual utilization time of 1,735 hours, the Kela Photovoltaic Power Station has an installed capacity of one million kilowatts and can generate 2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity on average per year.
he Yunnan snub-nosed monkey, known as the “elves on the snow-covered mountain”, is a national first-class protected animal and an endangered species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
An ancient technique of salt production dating back 1,000 years ago is well-preserved in Xizang and local people follow a traditional salt harvesting method by collecting brines from salt mines and ponds and evaporating them in the sun until crystallization.
The Mount Qomolangma scenic area in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region welcomed a record number of tourists in 2024, surpassing 500,000 visitors, local authorities said.
A new expressway linking Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, with the city of Shannan, which is known as the birthplace of the Tibetan civilization, opened to traffic on Wednesday, according to local traffic authorities.
Deqen, which means “a place with good luck and happiness” in Tibetan, has the best picturesque scenery that can bring you joy. In this region, the Jinsha River, Lancang River and Nujiang River runs in parallel, and it is here that the renown city Shangri-La sets. It is praised as the pearl of Yunnan tourism.
The Chinese government has poured nearly 800 million yuan (about 111.3 million U.S. dollars) into various projects over the past 30 years to preserve the Potala Palace, a World Heritage site in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a view of Namtso Lake in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 11, 2024.
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.
Located in the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve, Serling Tso Lake is the largest lake in Xizang and the second-biggest saltwater lake in China, with an altitude of 4,530 meters.
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 7, 2024 shows tourists enjoying themselves on an icy lake in front of the Mount Qungmknag in Nyemo County of Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Recently, the 9th Agricultural and Livestrock Products and Ethnic Handicrafts Sales Exhibition in Sog County, Nagqu, the Xizang Autonomous Region opened.
Located at the junction of Nylam County and Gyirong County in Xigaze, Xizang, Baikü Co is the largest inland lake in Mount Qomolangma National Nature Reserve.
Lianbao Yeze, also known as Stone Mountain, has the meaning of the Peak of Jade and Stone with Dignity in Tibetan. Located in the southeast of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau,
Photo shows a saker falcon, a wild animal species under first-class state protection in China, in Yeniugou township, Qilian county, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province.
An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 11, 2024 shows the sea of clouds in Medog County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Medog sits at an average altitude of 1,200 meters, with a humid climate and abundant rainfall.
Located in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, Huanglong Scenic Spot is a national AAAAA tourist attraction and a national scenic and historic interest area.
Starting from People’s Square of Shanghai and driving for 5,000 kilometers along China’s National Highway 318 with picturesque landscape to Lhatse County, Xigaze, Xizang, there is a monument of the mileage of highways built with special assistance from Shanghai.
