Pilgrims in Lhasa
The Tibetan kowtow is a ritual in Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue] A pilgrim kowtows at the square of the Jokhang Temple, the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan pilgrims, in Lhasa on July 15, 2017. As the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Lhasa derives its name from the term "Holy Land" in the …
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China's Tibet receives 2.55 mln tourists in Q1. Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region received more than 2.55 million tourists from home and abroad in the first quarter of this year, raking in tourism revenue of over 2 billion yuan (about 291 million U.S. dollars), regional tourism authorities said on Monday.
What's the U.S. think it's up to with the Reciprocal Access to Tibet …
On Wednesday the White House signed into law the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018, which had been passed by the United States Congress. The Act is Washington's latest attempt at grossly interfering in China's domestic affairs, disregarding the facts, and restraining China's development. The Act demands that China's …
Tibet to get first Fuxing bullet train in June
With a design speed of 160 km per hour, the 435-km rail line passes through 47 tunnels and 120 bridges, according to Tibet Railway Construction Co. Ltd, which is building the railway. By the end of 2020, Fuxing bullet trains had safely operated over 836 million km, transporting 827 million passengers.
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Kangting, located in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, is renowned for its beautiful scenery and historic culture. At the beginning of 2017, 26 bridges and seven tunnels between Chengdu Plain Ya'an City were under busy construction. Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway, a segment Sichuan-Tibet was built in full swing. ..
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The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau landscape is majestic and magnificent, but Zeng's focus is on the lifestyle of its inhabitants, and how they embody the relationship between humans and nature. The documentary's audience rating exceeded by far the production team's expectations, the first broadcast achieving an accumulative viewing scale of 83.34 ...
Highland barley turns cash cow for Tibetan farmers
Meanwhile, a highland barley processing company named Tibet Deqin Sunshine Manor Co., Ltd. was also established in Jiangdang Township, which administers Longsang Village. After preliminary market research, the company found that most local enterprises are engaged in highland barley food processing on a small scale, and their …
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Jokhang Temple: The grandest work of architecture from the Tubo Kingdom is also Tibet's earliest wood-and-earth construction. Located at the center of Lhasa's old town, it is the foremost Tibetan Buddhist monastery, and the reason why Lhasa is known as "Sacred City.". Jokhang Temple reached its present scale after centuries of expansion.
Custodians of Tibetan Culture
The inventor of the Tibetan script in the 7th century, Thonmi Sambhota was born here. Locally produced Tibetan incense, paper, and carving have enjoyed great reputation on the Tibetan plateau, dubbed the "Three Feats of Nyemo." As an important carrier of local culture, Tibetan paper has recorded its history while witnessing its …
Full Text: Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and
Foreword. On May 23, 1951, the Agreement of the Central People's Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet (the 17-Article Agreement) was signed. The people of Tibet broke free from the fetters of invading imperialism for good, embarking on a bright road of unity, progress and development with ...
The Charm of Traditional Tibetan Clothing
Generally speaking, the Tibetan costume features robes, casual clothes, and shirts, among which robes are the most common. Tibetan robes feature broad front, right-folding lapels, wide waistlines, and long wide sleeves. The collar, lapel edge, cuffs, and hems are braided with fine fur, pulu (a kind of wool fabric) or colored cloth.
New Tibet, the rising "Roof of the World"
The population of Tibet has increased from 1.23 million in 1959 to 3.5 million in 2019, with ethnic Tibetan people accounting for over 90 percent of the region's total. The average life expectancy in Tibet reached a record high of 71.1 in 2020, double the figure from 1951.
Ancient yoga provides exercise in prosperity
Practitioners of its style of yoga are required to foster a range of physical and mental habits, including conscious control of everyday speech and communication, emotions and sleeping postures, in addition to mastering up to six separate breathing techniques. Tibetan yoga also has a strong astrological slant, and advocates the mystical "five ...
Xi and Tibet -- footprints and blueprint for a green future
Across Tibet, "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" -- the concept raised by Chinese President Xi Jinping is thriving in people's hearts. Today, Tibet is home to one of the most pristine natural environments on …
8 Days Central Tibet and Namtso Tour
At a Glance. Day 1 Arrive in Lhasa (3650m) Day 2 Lhasa tour - Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street. Day 3 Lhasa tour - Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery. Day 4 Lhasa (3650m)-Namtso Lake (4718m) via Nyenchen Thanglha Ranges. Day 5 Namtso (4718m) - Lhasa (3650m) via Yangpachen hotspring. Day 6 Lhasa - …
Seventy years after its peaceful liberation, Tibet takes on a …
1 2 3 ... 7 >. On 23 May 1951, the 17-Article Agreement on measures for the peaceful liberation of Tibet was signed between representatives of the Central People's Government and the local government of Tibet, an event that marked the peaceful liberation of the region.
Tibetan youths value cultural heritage
Originating in the 10th century, the paintings typically depict Buddhist deities with colors that can remain for centuries. Senag Doji, a 20-year-old Tibetan local in Shangri-La, has learned thangka painting at the institution for over three years. "Thangka represents a belief for Tibetan people and gives us spiritual support," says Senag Doji.
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Tibetan architecture and hospitality in Shangri-La
Tibetan-style decor graces every room of this establishment. /CGTN. Boutique hotels like this are more than a place to spend a night. The core of their purpose is celebrating the local culture. This is an experiential travel, and I felt quite immersed in the local lifestyle and customs. The surroundings were also incredibly beautiful, with the ...
Five Interesting Facts about Tibet
Tibetan 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. ...
Seventy years after its peaceful liberation, Tibet takes on a …
It was only after its peaceful liberation did Tibet start to build its modern highway from scratch. By the end of 2020, Tibet already had 117,000 kilometers of highway, including 688 kilometers of high-grade highway, and 954 kilometers of railway open to traffic. Now, Tibet has formed a comprehensive, multi-dimensional transportation network ...
Unique religious life lives on in Tibet
Tibet has a population of about 2.84 million at the end of last year, more than 2.5 million of whom, or 95.3 percent, are Tibetan, according to the Tibet Autonomous Regional Bureau of Statistics. "Tibetans have a unique Buddhist faith, which has evolved over thousands of years and influenced their culture. The religion and customs have …
Cycling on the roof of the world: Tibet
In the Tibetan regions, yak meat, yak meat buns, yak meat noodles are great to restore energy. Self-made milk tea and yogurt by some of the Tibetan s is also good choice. But sometimes you could not find food within a fair distance, and have to rely on bread and canned ham/fish. Taking bikes to Tibet
Traditional Tibetan Medicine: A Wider Field
TRADITIONAL Tibetan Medicine (TTM), with a history of 3,800 years, is one of the world's four major traditional medicines. Throughout history, it has always been regarded a sacred profession. TTM theories on Thangka scrolls, a traditional way of disseminating medical knowledge. In 1989, the Tibetan Traditional Medicine College was established ...
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Following 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.
Tibet Airlines opens first direct flight from Jinan to Shigatse
The 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.
How to Travel to Tibet?
The shortest is less than one hour. By Train. Trains also depart from seven gateway cities across China to Lhasa, including Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, Lanzhou, and Xining. Traveling by train may be a long journey, with the shortest train trip to Tibet taking up to 22 hours, but it is a great way to travel to the plateau ...
Pilgrims in Lhasa
The Tibetan kowtow is a ritual in Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo: China Plus/Zhang Jin] A pilgrim rolls the prayer wheels at the Potala Palace, the museum of Tibetan Buddhism and a World Heritage Site in Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region on July 15, 2017.
Five Interesting Facts about Tibet
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. The total population of the Tibetan ...
Chinese researchers reveal transport of microplastics on Qinghai-Tibet
2021/04/14 Xinhua. Chinese researchers have recently revealed the characteristics and source of the long-range transport of microplastics (MPs) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the Roof of the World. This boosts the understanding of the atmospheric transport of MPs to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and provides a new perspective on the ...
70 years on, Tibet embarks on new journey of …
Source: Xinhua Updated: . -- China's Tibet Autonomous Region is celebrating the 70th anniversary of peaceful liberation -- a turning point in the region's history -- as it starts a new journey of modernization after decades of leapfrog development. -- In just a few decades, the Communist Party of China has united and led the people of ...
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Vehicles whooshed past, their drivers craning their necks out the window to see the crazy man on the bicycle. They'd give me a thumbs up, cheer me on, and disappear up the road. After what seemed like an eternity I spotted prayer banners, signalling I'd reached the road's highest point. The banners led to Yamzhog Yumco, one of Tibet's ...
Dataset launched for observing Qinghai-Tibet Plateau land …
BEIJING. Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese institute has launched a dataset for hourly observations of integrated land-atmosphere interaction on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the largest high-elevation part of the cryosphere outside the polar regions, with vast areas of mountain glaciers, permafrost and seasonally frozen ...
China holds celebration of 70th anniversary of Tibet's
The GDP in Tibet soared past 190 billion yuan (about 29.3 billion U.S. dollars) in 2020 from merely 130 million yuan in 1951, Wang noted. During the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), Tibet hosted close to 160 million tourist visits. Now 140 flights connect Tibet with the rest of the country and the world.
Xi inspects Tibet, stressing lasting stability, high
Xi, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visited the Tibet Autonomous Region from Wednesday to Friday for the 70th anniversary of Tibet's peaceful liberation, the first time in the history of the Party and the country.
Tibetan Buddhism in Its Prime
2015-November-10 Tibetan Buddhism in Its Prime By staff reporter LI YUAN WITH a history spanning 1,400 years, Tibetan Buddhism has a profound influence on Tibet's politics, economy, culture, and society.
On Top of the World: 60 Years of Transformation in Tibet
Tsering 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.
The First Chinese to Present Tibet to the West
My grandfather, Quan Shaoqing, whose family name was Aisin Gioro, was born in Wanping (southwest of present-day downtown Beijing) in 1884. In 1904 he graduated from the Beiyang Medical College in Tianjin, China's first institution of Western medicine. Taught in English, courses were modeled on those at Western medical schools, and student ...