High terrain and severe weather once made Tibet, with an average altitude of 4,000 meters above sea level, off-limits for aircraft.
From green hand to veteran, Kelsang Drolkar witnessed a continuously developing progress in Tibet's special education from scratch.
The surroundings are beautiful, but living there brings many risks of disease to its nomadic inhabitants
"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."
Since May, 24 tourist attractions have been included in the "price trusted" list by the China National Tourism Administration after agreements which include not raising prices for three years.
Credit rating policy rolled out by Agricultural Bank of China has allowed farmers to expand their operations and increase annual incomes.
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".
Sandstorm in Tibet? Sands blown up into the air from exposed riverbed of the Lhasa River in winter used to offer unpleasant experiences to both inhabitants and tourists, but a water project is solving the problem.
The Tibet autonomous region showed overall good economic development in the first half of the year despite the deadly earthquake on April 25 that ravaged Nepal and the Tibet-Nepal border area, officials said.
In the Tibetan language, Lhasa means “the Holy Land”. This ancient city was settled more than 1,000 years ago.
Tibet, which remained isolated for centuries, is now opening up to the outside world. Radical changes have taken place since the establishment of Tibet autonomous region.
The production of mineral pigments is an ancient art in Tibet, but it's heading for extinction at a rapid pace.
