Sichuan’s "bird paradise"
Wild flowers are in full bloom and birds at play all over the Sershul County Wetlands, located across three provinces of Sichuan, Qinghai, Tibet southeastern edge Qinghai-Ti ..
Travel News
Beware of getting sick during Tibet's rainy season
Since the month of June began, Lhasa, Nyingchi, and other regions in Tibet have experienced heavy rainfall, marking arrival highland rainy season. This coincides with Tibet’s high t ..
Home stays in Tibet: a new highlight of tourist industry
From Qamdo in eastern Tibet to Nyingchi southeastern Tibet, distinguished lodging can be found everywhere on the unique “scenic routes” which has warmed up home-inn business ..
Tibet’s Pai-Medog hiking route temporarily closed
The hiking route between Pai Township and Medog County in Tibet's Nyingchi City has temporarily been closed the opening time is yet to be determined, Xinhua reported. Recently s ..
Special tourist train to Tibet begins operation this summer
This summer the railway department will open a special tourist train titled as “Tibet waits for you to travel”, leaving from Beijing and lasting fpr 13 days, Tianjinwe.com reported. ..
Tourism boom offers villagers new source of income
Horse riding businesses, family inns, ethnic handicraft sellers benefit As the first rays of morning sunshine crest snow-capped mountains Tibetan plateau, Kalsang Dorje makes his way to t ..
Free entrance to Emetang scenic area for two months
Starting from June 9, Emetang scenic area, hailed as the “most beautiful flower sea on grassland”, offers free entrance to public for two months, Sichuan Daily reported. Emetang, lo ..
Frequent natural disasters seen along Sichuan-Tibet Highway recently
Recently, there has been frequent rainfall and flash floods along the Tibetan section of Sichuan-Tibet Highway. Hidden danger from natural disasters, including landslides mudslides, also ..
Natural Sceneries in Yunnan
Photo taken on May 7, 2016 shows the scenery of suburb Jiantang Town in Shangri-la, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Diqing southwest China's Yunnan Province. Timber logging used to be ..
Stunning scenery of Sichuan's summits
A diverse range of alpine wild flowers adds to the charm Sichuan province in Southwest China. Photos provided China Daily The vast mountain areas are blessed with a ..
Experiencing cordycep excavation within Tibetan tourism
Baima Drolkar took out the cordyceps with great care. On 27th of May, at Guoqing Ditch in Longren Township Damxung County Lhasa, capital city SW China's Tibet Auton ..
Jiuzhaigou, a great place to visit in the summer
Jiuzhaigou Valley during the summer is a wonderful tourist destination for either week or weekend. Located in Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, well- ..
Reservations required for Potala Palace
According to management office at the Potala Palace, as Tibet enters peak travel season, all tickets for Palace have be reserved in advance. Tourists need go palace ticket offic ..
Lhasa to open two large-scale countryside tourist routes this year
Lhasa possesses three world cultural heritage sites: the Potala palace, Jokhang Temple, and Norbulingka; it also in abundance intangible assets such as Tibetan Opera, tha ..
Natural Sceneries in Shangri-la, Yunnan
Photo taken on May 7, 2016 shows the scenery of suburb Jiantang Town in Shangri-la, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Diqing southwest China's Yunnan Province. Timber logging used to be ..
County in Tibet aims to stamp out tourist graffiti at Qomolangma scenic spots
Stones at Qomolangma Base Camp in the Tibet autonomous region have been defaced by tourists. Photo Jiang Jiahua/For China Daily The county that is home to world's highest mou ..
Gannan will host 3 international tourism and culture events
Gannan [Photo/Agencies] According to the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Tourism Bureau, this summer will hold three major international events, including 2016 World Tour ..
Tourist season starts at world's highest saltwater lake
The 2016 tourist season has begun at Nam Co, the world's highest saltwater lake in Tibet Autonomous Region, administration said Saturday. Co is 4,722 meters above sea level and on ..
Scenery of Lake Namtso in China's Tibet
Photo taken on May 5, 2016 shows the scenery of Lake Namtso in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The began to thaw due warm weather. [Photo/Xinhua] M ..
Student mountaineers of Peking University to challenge Qomolangma
The Mountaineering Association of Peking University on Wednesday announced an ambitious expedition to climb the world's highest peak, Qomolangma, as part celebration renowned univer ..
Lhasa mandala art exhibition attracts tourists
A mandala religious art event was launched recently in the Chengguan District of Lhasa, attracting a host residents and tourists, people.cn reported. To make mandala, monks must divide differen ..
Beautiful Scenery of Litang County
Beautiful Scenery of Litang County [Photo/kangbatv.com] Lit ..
Nyima Tsering: last guide of Tongtian River
Nyima Tsering, an 83-year-old Tibetan man, is a fifth generation river guide on Tongtian River. He worked at the old ferry crossing in Zhimenda Village, Yushu City of Qinghai Province. The crossing, ..
It's one hell of a ride
Riders for the 2015 cycling event pose before Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region. (Photo provided to China Daily) Wang Yongjian, 35, one of 31 cyclists who were chosen take u ..
Escaping from a scroll
A visitor takes a picture of the 618-meter-long thangka scroll at Tibetan Medicine Museum China in Xining, capital Qinghai province.[Photo by Ma Ning/Xinhua] People can get lost incredi ..