Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region renovated 46,600 toilets for household use to improve living conditions in rural and pastoral areas in 2021, said the regional agriculture and rural affairs department.
The Tibet autonomous region received more than 41 million tourists last year, and tourism revenues exceeded 44 billion yuan ($7 billion), according to an announcement at an annual meeting of the regional people's congress recently.
The number of air passenger trips in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region is expected to exceed 550,000 during the country's 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, industry data showed.
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region has constructed 120,000 km of highways, according to the fifth session of the 11th People's Congress of Tibet.
Located at Menyuan County in Qinghai Province, the Gangshika snow peak is the highest in the eastern section of the Qilian Mountains, with an altitude of over 5,200 meters.
As the days grow colder, Pasang has made preparations for the winter by purchasing a generous amount of natural gas to warm his home.
The 100-day countdown to the Beijing Winter Olympics has further ignited public enthusiasm for ice sports. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the successful holding of the Tibet Mountaineering Congress, the athletes were invited to the first invit
Chinese travelers are learning to appreciate the beauty of their hometowns and neighboring regions as they increasingly take short-distance tours, which are becoming popular due to travel disruptions caused by sporadic outbreaks of COVID-19.
From Harbin in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province to the Aba Tibet and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Sichuan province, dozens of cities had their first snowfall of the year on Sunday.
About 36.89 million domestic and overseas tourists visited southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region in the first three quarters of this year, up 15.2 percent year on year, according to local authorities.
Nearly 2 million tourists visited Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region during the weeklong National Day holiday, a rise of 12.5 percent from the same period last year, local authorities said Friday.
A tourist route around Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, will be launched to offer countryside experiences, according to local tourism authorities.
The Tashi Choten community in the Tibet autonomous region is renowned for preserving one of Tibet's unique opera schools.
Summer is hot in most parts of China but Nagqu, a city with an average altitude of more than 4,500 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, sees the temperature cool down to as low as three degrees Celsius.
The world's highest expressway, running between the city of Nagchu and Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, went into operation on Saturday, with the opening of the final 227-km section between Nagchu and Yangbajain, acco
Although recent sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks are hindering China's tourism industry during the summer vacation season, the sector will see robust growth when the virus gets under control, based on its strong domestic demand, Economic Daily reported.
Every year, summer is peak season for tourism in the Tibet autonomous region, and it's booming right now, China News Service reported.
A new railway that began operations last month in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region linking regional capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi is expected to contribute to strong tourism development as it brings convenience to visitors.
The hotel business is getting better and better. Now my hotel’s annual income can reach 20,000-30,000 yuan (3102-4653 US dollars),” Nyima Tsering said.
The first electrified railway in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region opened on June 25, 2021, linking regional capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi, as Fuxing bullet trains enter official operation on the plateau region.
China is taking strict measures to prevent COVID-19 infections on Mount Qomolangma, and has reported zero infections so far on the north side of the mountain since the climbing season began in early April.
The Tibet autonomous region expects to receive 61 million tourist visits and achieve an annual revenue of 64 billion yuan ($10 billion) from tourism by 2025, according to local authorities.
China's Tibet Autonomous Region has launched seven "red tourism" routes, covering historical sites of revolutionary significance, to celebrate its 70th anniversary of peaceful liberation.
The Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China will build three new airports, a move to further improve the region's comprehensive transport system, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
Climbers targeting peaks above 5,000 meters in the Tibet autonomous region, including the north side of Qomolangma — the world's highest mountain, which is known as Mount Everest in the West — now have to apply for a permit, according to a rule issue
