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Yadong, Xizang: Langur Monkey Welcomes You!

Yadong, Xizang: Langur Monkey Welcomes You!

Langur monkeys, known as Himalayan Langurs, are a group of fashionable monkeys advocating an “extremely simple way of dressing”. They have black faces and ears, white heads and bellies, gray fur, and long tails!

Tourism Booms in Pangda Village

Tourism Booms in Pangda Village

Deep in Yadong County, Xigaze, Xizang, there is a small and beautiful fairly well-off village on the border. It is named Pangda Village because it is close to Pangda Grassland.

"Fighting Kites" in Lhasa

Kite lovers have a tradition of "fighting kites" from August to October every year on the banks of the Lhasa River, which has lasted for hundreds of years. In Tibetan language, "kite" means "flying paper bird".

Magnificent scenery of Danxia landform in Qinghai

Magnificent scenery of Danxia landform in Qinghai

Magnificent scenery of Danxia landform with the Yellow River passing through a canyon in Guide County, the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Hainan, northwest China's Qinghai Province.

Autumn scenery of Qilian Mountains in NW China's Qinghai

Autumn scenery of Qilian Mountains in NW China's Qinghai

Located at the southern foot of the Qilian Mountains, large fields of highland barley in Qilian county, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, are ripe for harvest, painting the landscape with vibrant hues of gold. The mountains and vast grasslands seem to be paved with golden carpets.

Scenery of Mount Qomolangma in Xizang

Scenery of Mount Qomolangma in Xizang

This photo taken on Sept. 4, 2024 from the Mount Qomolangma base camp in Tingri County of Xigaze City in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region shows a view of Mount Qomolangma

Yak racing festival celebrated in Qinghai

Yak racing festival celebrated in Qinghai

People race yak during a folk festival on Qaidam Basin in Delinghai, Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 25, 2024.

5th Trans-Himalaya Cycling Race kicks off

5th Trans-Himalaya Cycling Race kicks off

On August 21, the 2024 China Xizang’s 5th Trans-Himalaya International Cycling Extreme Race was officially opened at the Potala Palace Square in Lhasa.

Three Kinds of Rare Hill Partridges Appear in Medog

Three Kinds of Rare Hill Partridges Appear in Medog

Recently, three kinds of rare national second-class protected wildlife were discovered in Medog County, Nyingchi one after another. They are Arborophila mandellii (NT), Arborophila rufogularis (LC), and Arborophila torqueola (LC). This discovery not only enriches the records of the diversity of bird resources in China but also marks that Medog County has made remarkable achievements in biodiversity protection.

Nyanpo Yuze, “Backyard Garden of Gods”

Nyanpo Yuze, “Backyard Garden of Gods”

Nyanpo Yuze was included in the Sanjiangyuan Nature Reserve in 2000; it was upgraded to a national nature reserve in 2003; and it was rated as a national geological park in 2005. In recent years, the ecological environment of Nyanpo Yuze has been improved continuously and steadily through a series of protective measures.