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Tibet welcomes record numbers of tourists

Tibet welcomed a record 20 million tourists in 2015, according to sources at the autonomous region's "two sessions," meetings of local legislature and political advisory body running fro ..

Tibet perfect for winter sports

Tibet is naturally blessed for winter and mountain sports. At the “2015 China Sports Industry Innovation Forum,” Nyima Tsering, deputy director of Bureau in Autonomous Re ..

Take a hot spring bath in Tibet

Take a hot spring bath in Tibet

As a saying goes, "Wherever there is people in Tibet, will be hot spring within one hundred kilometers." The Tibetan bathe springs as way of staying healthy and curing disease ..

Gansu offers tax refund to inbound travelers

The Gansu provincial government will open duty-free stores at Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport and Dunhuang to boost tourism in 2016. two airports are the international aviation ports ..

Silk Road city Dunhuang hit by snow

Silk Road city Dunhuang hit by snow

Snow falls on the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Moon Spring scenic area in Dunhuang city, Northwest China's Gansu province, Jan 21, 2016. An important stop ancient trade route Silk Road, ..

Mt. Yala

Mt. Yala

The Mt. Yala is located at the junction of three counties: Dawu, Kangding and Rongchag, in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture southwest China’s Sichuan Province.[Photo/Tianya.cn] Renow ..

Tibet's temples and palaces

Tibet's temples and palaces

When speaking of Lhasa, a clear image the Potala Palace will immediately emerge in people's minds. The palace seems to grow out top exposed rock, shaped like "Z" on peak ..

Mogao Grottoes cuts price in off season

Mogao Grottoes, a huge collection of Buddhist sculptures in Dunhuang city, Gansu province has reduced its ticket price to 100 yuan ($15.21) during the tourism off season from Nov 1 April 30 nex ..

Amazing scenery of Yarlung Zangbo River

Amazing scenery of Yarlung Zangbo River Stretching for more than 2,900 kilometers and as the river at highest altitude in world, is located southwest China's ..

Experiencing enchanting beauty in Nyingchi

According to Nyingchi Tourism Bureau, the 2016 Tibet Peach Blossom Cultural Festival will be held in Gaila Village, Bayi District of City on Mar. 23, 2016, Xinhua reported. Tourist ..

Charming scenery of Jiuzhi Nianbaoyuze Mountain

Nianbaoyuzhe is a holy mountain and national park in Guoluo Plain, northwest China's Qinghai province. Its main peak at an elevation of 5,369 meters above sea level. [Photo/People.cn] ..

A winter wonderland all year round

Snow-covered mountains are a rare sight in south China, but 95 kilometers from Chengdu City, Xiling Snow Mountain is covered white, powdery snow all year round. Its highest peak 5,374 meters ..

Picturesque Kongtong Mountain in snow

Picturesque Kongtong Mountain in snow

Photo shows the snow scenery at Kongtong Mountain. Mountains is one of sacred mountains Taoism, located in Pingliang City, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Phot ..

Travel Guide for Tibet Tour in 2016 (II)

Lofty snow-capped mountains along Himalayan range, turquoise scared lakes, running Tibetan antelopes on boundless Qiangtang Prairie, devout pilgrims prostrating in front of Jokhang Temple ..