Potala Palace celebrates 30 years as UNESCO World Heritage site

The Potala Palace in Lhasa of the Xizang autonomous region held activities on Tuesday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The palace has attracted floods of visitors since 2014, receiving over 14.4 million visits, according to official data.

An exhibition took center stage at the Potala Palace on Tuesday. The event was organized by the region's cultural relics bureau and executed by the Potala Palace Management Office. It features over 100 cultural relics symbolizing ethnic unity.

The exhibition uses a blend of physical artifacts, imagery, archival materials, videos and multimedia presentations to showcase the colorful history of cultural interflows between Tibetan ethnic heritage and the diverse ethnic cultures across the nation.