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
The scenic area of No.1 Glacier in Lhasa Valley (KoKhyung Gangri Glacier) has officially opened in April, and the Lodoi Peak Snow Mountain climbing project was also officially launched.
At 2:00 pm on March 29, as an A319 passenger plane from Tibet Airlines slowly landed at Shigatse Heping Airport, the first direct flight from Jinan, Shangdong province to Shigatse was launched successfully.
The National Development and Reform Commission recently approved funding for a series of major airport construction projects in the Tibet autonomous region, Tibet Daily reported.
On March 2, reporters learned from the Qinghai Chaka Salt Lake Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd. that the scenic spot is scheduled to officially open on March 2 to welcome tourists. In 2021, tourists for Chaka Salt Lake scenic spot should take online
An annual peach blossom festival on Saturday opened in the city of Nyingchi, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, with the number of tourists surging from the previous year.
A railway linking Nyingchi and Lhasa in the Tibet autonomous region is expected to open by the end of June, the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday.
Tibet Airlines announced last week that it will launch 20 new routes starting on Sunday to provide more convenient travel services to the Tibet autonomous region.
Nyima is seen inside a traditional Tibetan building in Lemda Village, Lab Township of Chindu County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 9, 2021. Nyima, 40 years old, was born in a herdsman family in Chindu
More than 310,000 tourists visited the Tibet autonomous region over the Lunar New Year holiday, an increase of 40.6 percent year-on-year, Tibet Daily reported on Thursday.
More than 310,000 tourists visited the Tibet autonomous region over the Lunar New Year holiday, an increase of 40.6 percent year-on-year, according to the regional department of tourism development.
The Potala Palace in the Tibet autonomous region, a UNESCO World Heritage, will have new hours starting on Friday, a statement on its website said on Wednesday.
On the afternoon February 4, a seminar of experts and scholars on IP symbolic names in Xainza County, Nagchu City was held in Lhasa.
The Tibet Autonomous Region is an important world tourist destination with beautiful natural scenery, rich history and culture, and sincere folk customs. In recent years, with the promotion of the “Tibet Winter Tour” by the tourism department, tourists ha
