Tibet hopping with tourist over the holidays

Thanks in part to Tibet's tourism initiatives, rural residents are also benefiting from expanded tourism. In Nyingchi, Tibetan guesthouse operator Tsering Dekyi at the Drasumtso Lake Scenery Site, a popular attraction, said unlike last year, when there were no tourists in her village because of the pandemic, this winter her guesthouse received customers regularly.

"We stayed open during the New Year holidays, and we received tourists almost every day. Sometimes, all the rooms were filled," Tsering Dekyi said.

"During the New Year holiday, some tourists also joined our family parties for celebrations, and they received our hospitality and auspicious wishes."