The law on ecological conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, passed at a standing committee session of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, will take effect on Sept. 1. The law is a new addition to China's laws for special regions, following the enactment of the Yangtze River Protection Law, the Yellow River ...
DetailsA: May to October is the best season in Tibet, since it is comfortably warm but not scorching. However, this is also the peak season for Tibet tourism, and there are many travelers and travel costs are also high. From November to the following April it's relatively cold, but the sun makes things warmer during daylight hours.
DetailsWhile it can get extremely cold in some western and higher areas of the plateau, for most of the places you will visit on the standard tour, it is not too cold to travel. Temperatures can get down to around 5-6 degrees in some places, in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, the average winter temperature ranges between 11 and 7 degrees during the day ...
DetailsThe 10th China-Bhutan expert group meeting on boundary issues was held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, from April 6 to 9, 2021. /Screenshot from website of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. More starkly, last year, Bhutan's Ambassador to India, Major General V. Namgyel, told India's NDTV, "There is no Chinese village …
DetailsFollowing the Tibetan New Year, the Shoton Festival is one of the most important festivals for Tibetans. In the Tibetan language, "Shoton" means "yogurt banquet"; therefore, the festival is also known as the Yogurt Festival. During the celebration, people can watch Tibetan Opera and worship giant Buddha images painted on Thangka scrolls.
DetailsThe Qinghai-Tibet Highway and Railway, which crosses Hoh Xil, connect the nature reserve to the outside world. ... In 2001, Yang organized a volunteer garbage-picking team in Tanggula Mountains Central Primary School. As a member of the first batch of volunteers, Cairen and 12 fellow members, wearing badges and holding flags, started to …
DetailsMs. Huang, a Chongqing local, felt an unexpected chill one summer morning. "I [instinctively] knew I was going to catch a cold," she said. Her response was to make an appointment at a health spa called Treasure without Borders for a Tibetan medicinal bath. Huang and her 16-year-old daughter are both regulars at the spa. She believes that many …
DetailsWith a land area of 1.228 million km2, Tibet actually covers around 12.8% of the total area of China, but has an average of only two people per square kilometer. The total population of the Tibetan people is estimated to be around 6 million, but only around 3.18 million actually live in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
DetailsXi said in the instruction released on Sunday that the Sichuan-Tibet Railway project is a significant step in implementing the Party's strategy of governing the Tibet autonomous region in the new era. It is crucially important for the country to safeguard national unity, enhance ethnic solidarity and consolidate stability in border areas, he said.
DetailsTibet's regional GDP soared from 129 million yuan in 1951 to more than 190 billion yuan last year. The per capita disposable income of rural residents in the region was 14,598 yuan in 2020, registering double-digit growth for the past 18 years, while that of urban residents was 41,156 yuan.
DetailsYu Jianhua's work over the past 20 years has been to protect the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey. Dixuan. Every morning at around five o'clock, Yu, dressed in camouflage suit and rubber boots, sets out for the mountain taking with him the monkeys' favorite foods. Despite carrying a dozen kilos or more, Yu maintains a swift pace.
DetailsTibetan rapper Losang Jigme (stage name Mr. Jin) used to study at a college in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. His song Mama Made Butter Tea was popular among other students from Tibet. More than a decade has gone by since the birth of Tibetan hip-hop. Like many of his peers, Mr. Jin is influenced by Enimem and 2pac, two …
DetailsIn old Tibet, there was not a single proper school. With the central government's heavy spending on education over the past seven decades, Tibet now has 3,195 schools of various types and at various levels, hosting more than 790,000 students. Students there enjoy 15 years of publicly funded education.
DetailsThe Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway, the first electrified railroad in Tibet, is slated to begin service on June 30. And China's independently-developed Fuxing high-speed Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains powered by both internal-combustion and electricity are expected to run along the railway. The Lhasa-Shigatse expressway under construction in Tibet ...
DetailsTsering Yangdzom grew up in Lhasa. Thanks to substantial improvement of educational facilities after the peaceful liberation of Tibet, she had access to quality education from primary school to college. She once worked as a teacher at Tibet University. In 1988, she joined CTRC and became Khar's colleague.
DetailsThe opening ceremony of the launch of the flight. 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. "It's the first direct flight from Jinan to Shigatse. It feels fast and convenient.
DetailsFIFTY-five-year-old Sonam Yeshe has a wealth of "moving" experience. He grew up in Menshi, a typical pastoral village in Gar County, Tibet Autonomous Region. As a pastoralist his work each year involved grazing yaks and sheep and herding them in three seasonal migrations to summer, autumn, and winter pastures. At the end of 2017 he and …
DetailsIt is 24365, which means they are always at work or on call at home for 24 hours a day and 365 days a year to teach and take care of the teenagers who have traveled far for a better education. Lin Qing, a Chinese teacher who started to teach in Liedong Tibetan classes since 1995, said during three years of study, students could only return …
DetailsTibetan opera has been very popular among local people in Tibet since its appearance. In the picture, Tibetan people throng around a performance venue, marveling at the riveting opera play. Modern Development. Despite the availability of multiple entertainment options in modern times, rural people in Lhokha are still fond of the ancient …
DetailsTibetan Population. Despite being the second largest province in China (Xinjiang is the largest), Tibet has the lowest density of population in the entire country. With a land area of 1.228 million km2, Tibet actually covers around 12.8% of the total area of China, but has an average of only two people per square kilometer. ...
DetailsAuthorities in Tibet have made great efforts in relocating impoverished people living in harsh natural conditions to areas with relatively rich production capacity and better infrastructure. So far, 965 relocation sites have been constructed in Tibet, with 266,000 people moving into new houses, according to Wu Yingjie, secretary of Tibet ...
Details"In 1955, the journey from Chengdu in Sichuan Province to Lhasa took a grinding twelve days by jeep and truck convoy. Even that seemed wonderfully speedy then. The spectacular and heroically built 2,412-kilometer roller-coaster highway had been recently completed and to tell the truth, intimidating.
DetailsWondalem believes that economic and social development has ensured Tibetan women's rights of life and development, the most important elements of human rights. Wondalem said, "For centuries, Tibet was ruled by feudal serfdom before the democratic reform in Tibet in 1959. Women were subjected to cruel execution and …
DetailsMekke döneminde Fâtiha sûresinden sonra, Tekvîr sûresinden önce inmiştir. Rivayete göre Allah Teâlâ kendisine yakınlarını uyarıp İslâm'a çağırmasını emredince (bk. Şuarâ 26/214) Hz. Peygamber Safâ tepesine çıkmış, orada bulunan Kureyş kabilesi mensuplarını yanına çağırarak onlara İslâm'ı tebliğ etmiş ...
DetailsAS one of major challenges confronting the world, climate change was a selected topic discussed at the 72nd UN General Assembly held from September 19 to 25, 2017. Lately, the globe has been frequently rocked by natural disasters such as typhoons and hurricanes. The article discusses in the context of global warming, how should the …
DetailsClimbers 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 issued by Chinese sports authorities on Friday.
DetailsTashigang, located next to the highway, is among Tibet's first group of villages to have a finger in tourism. Of the 68 s in the village, 54 are running home inns. The village rid itself of poverty in 2016. Last year Tashigang received 75,000 tourists, generating tourism revenue of more than 4 million yuan (about 580,000 U.S. dollars).
DetailsXi said over the past 70 years Tibet has made historic strides in the social system and realized full economic and social development, with people's living standards significantly improved. "It has been proven that without the CPC, there would have been neither new China nor new Tibet," Xi said. "The CPC Central Committee's guidelines and ...
DetailsTibet's 5G users top 1 million; Tibetan village weaves its way to prosperity; 12 Tibetan patients given new lease on life; Tibet strives to further improve lives of people with disabilities; Over 3,000 ancient texts registered at Tibet's Potala Palace; Tibet develops sports on ice and snow; Tibetan opera on King Gesar plays in Beijing; PHOTO
DetailsIt is possible to take a self-drive tour to Tibet, though you may need to plan more carefully to meet the requirements of a self-drive experience on the Tibetan plateau. The one thing you cannot do is self-drive alone. Independent travel is prohibited in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), and all tourists to the region are required to be on a ...
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