Dawa was dubbed “Green Dawa” thanks to his environmental protection work in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, for about eight years.
The love affair with nature has been running deep through Xu Fengxiang's veins, and the love became an obsession when she left for Tibet in 1978.
Becoming a Buddhist monk doesn't mean becoming divorced from the outside world, and today's devotees are using smartphones to stay in touch.
Lobsang Tashi, 43, lives in Barkhor Street of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. Fascinated by ancient Tibetan houses, he always wants to combine the ancient houses with tourism industry.
The surroundings are beautiful, but living there brings many risks of disease to its nomadic inhabitants
Chojor, once a Tibetan herdsman, is browsing his 10,000-item collection of cultural relics in the first private museum in Tibet named after him.
From green hand to veteran, Kelsang Drolkar witnessed a continuously developing progress in Tibet's special education from scratch.
"The reason why my daughter and I have become actresses isn't to pursue fame and fortune, but rather to protect our rich culture, and share it with tourists who come to Tibet."
Drongtso lived in a village in the Sangkho grasslands in the Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province in. The herders settlements in the area referred to the local people as "New villages".
The moustache on Konchok Tsethar's weather-beaten face makes him look older than his peers. The 28-year-old Tibetan, running a hotel business near Nam Co Lake, one of the holy lakes on the roof of the world, is a well-known figure in his village.
Dubbed the Tibetan Pavarotti by foreign media, Dorje Tsering is a renowned opera soprano. He is the only Tibetan active on the intentional opera stage.
