Tourism industry witnesses rapid growth in Medog County, China's Tibet
Photo taken on March 20, 2016 shows the snake-shaped Guoguotang Great Ben of the Yarlung Zangbo River in Dexing Township of Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Medog County used to be the last county without a permanent road access in China, due to the landscape being surrounded by several high-elevation mountain ranges. Since its traffic was opened by the Medog Road in 2013, the tourism industry of Medog has witnessed a rapid growth. In 2015, the county received 70,800 trips. (Xinhua/Chen Tianhu)
Photo taken on March 19, 2016 shows a mountain road in Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Medog County used to be the last county without a permanent road access in China, due to the landscape being surrounded by several high-elevation mountain ranges. Since its traffic was opened by the Medog Road in 2013, the tourism industry of Medog has witnessed a rapid growth. In 2015, the county received 70,800 trips. (Xinhua/Chen Tianhu)
Photo taken on March 20, 2016 shows a village along the Medog Road in Medog County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Medog County used to be the last county without a permanent road access in China, due to the landscape being surrounded by several high-elevation mountain ranges. Since its traffic was opened by the Medog Road in 2013, the tourism industry of Medog has witnessed a rapid growth. In 2015, the county received 70,800 trips. (Xinhua/Chen Tianhu)