Tibet Reports Strong Half Year GDP, Trade Growth

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

China's Tibet Autonomous Region reported rapidly growing economy and trade during the first half of 2010, regional authorities said Monday.

With local GDP growing by 11.2 percent year on yea...

Dharma Festival kicks off in Gyantse

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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<P>Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will work closely with Nepal to boost the tourism industry in the Himalayan region, officials said Friday.</P>
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Pre-Buddhist Tibetan religious scriptures found

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Chinese specialists of Tibetan studies have discovered some well-preserved pre-Buddhist Tibetan religious scriptures in northwestern China's Gansu Province.

The Bon scriptur...

First Khampa Tibetan dialect channel opens in SW China

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The first satellite television channel in the Khampa dialect used by 2.4 million Tibetans was officially launched Wednesday in southwest China's Sichuan Province, said local authorities.

Th...

Tibetans search for medicinal fungus

Wes, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Tourism flourishes in Tibet

Wes, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Tibet hosted 1.8 million tourists in the first six months of 2010, up 20.3 percent year on year. The tourism revenue jumped 23.6 percent year on year to 1.39 billion RMB yuan (205 million U.S. dollars...

Charming Pangong Tso Lake in Ngari

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Charming Pangong Tso Lake in Ngari

Tibet earmarks fund to preserve traditional opera

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has earmarked 2 million yuan of special funding to preserve Tibetan opera, the regional government said Wednesday.

The funds would ...

Cross-strait students race in bike trip to Tibet

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

A bicycle group consists of college students from Taiwan and mainland China (five from Taiwan and three from China) will ride a challenging 1,000 km from Golmud City, ...

Tibet fights against coming drought, flood

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) urged its departments concerned and local people to guard against disasters brought about by flood and drought in summer, according to a meeting held on June 23 in its...

40,000 Tibetan antelopes finish "Breeding March"

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Since mid-May, over 40,000 Tibetan antelopes from Hoh Xil have moved to Zhoine and Taiyang lakes for breeding.

The moving usually begins in June or July, but it started over a month earlier thi...

Illegal hunting curbed in Tibet

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Tibet armed police currently cleared up a illegal hunting case, seizing products made from wild animals in Nagri Prefecture, western China's Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), according to Tibet Bureau of...

0.46 yuan per day for living energy cost in Tibet

Wes, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The central gas station is expected to be put into use this October, according to the Energy Research Center of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Located in Nam Village, Samdruplin Township of Dagze...

Hiking in Mêdog of Tibet

Wes, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Hikers enjoying a break at a refreshing river spot.

Tibet Pavilion receives 919,000 visitors in May

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The Tibet Pavilion in 2010 Shanghai World Expo has received 919,000 visitors from home and abroad in May, of which 65,000 have watched the theme show in the pavilion, sources from the TAR Office of Sh...

Tibetans in Gansu Province celebrate Water Worshipping Festival

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Lhasa invests 10 million yuan on renovation of dilapidated buildings

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, plans to invest 10 million yuan on the renovation of dilapidated buildings in the old urban area this year, according to the Environmental Protection Bure...

Panchen Lama blesses devotees during visit to southern Tibet

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The 11th Panchen Lama on Monday visited south Tibet's Shannan Prefecture, held large prayer services and gave head-touch blessings to more than 5,000 local devotees.

It was the 11th Panchen...

Tibetan performers retell experience of Shanghai Expo

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

After one month performing at the Shanghai World Expo, the first Tibetan performance group has come back from Shanghai.

A reporter sat down with two members of a "Shuiqingke" group, Baizhe...

Taiwan Travel Opens to Tibet

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Mainland residents in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region, Gansu Province, Qinghai Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will be allowed to...

Lhasa to hold 10th Tibet Sports Meeting in August

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The 10th Sports Meeting of the Tibet Autonomous Region will kick off in Lhasa on August 8 this year.

According to Zhu Qiang, vice director of the Sports Bureau of the ...

1st tourism forum themed grand canyon held in Yarlung Zangbo

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The first tourism forum with grand canyon theme highlighted the fourth Lhoba Folk Festival which was held in Mailing, attracting many experts from Tibet University, Nyingchi Tourism Bureau, Tibet T...

10 senior translators awarded in Tibet

Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Ma Guanghua and other nine senior translators were awarded at the Commendatory Meeting of Tibet Translation Association on May 28, 2010.

This is the first time that translators from the Tibetan...

The beautiful beads of Tibet

Sun, 30 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The people of Tibet make some gorgeous beads of different sizes, some inlaid with gem stones, and some set in brass and silver. Tibetan silver is not 925, but is recognized worlwid...

A Catholic church in Tibet

Sun, 30 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Every daybreak on the southeast edge of the Tibetan Plateau, Lucy walks into the only Catholic Church in Tibet, dips her fingers into the holy water and...

Sichuan Airlines A330 to Tibet

Wes, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Sichuan Airlines from 28MAY10 is introducing Airbus A330-200 service on Chengdu – Lhasa service. It currently operates 3 Daily flights to Tibet.

Details:

World's Youngest Mountaineer Back from Highest Peak

Sun, 23 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Jordan Romero, a 13-year-old Californian boy and the world's youngest mountaineer who successfully surmounted the world highest mountain Qomolangma, returned to the advanced base camp (ABC) at arou...

Wind horse prayer flags in Tibet

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Photo from CTIC shows the traditional wind horse prayer flags. This kind of flags can be ...

Most Important Festival in Tibetan Calendar Begins

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Norsang crawled on the ground and prostrated herself as she moved through the crowds on the Potala Palace square in Lhasa.

With two spiral sea shells, or conches, in hand, Norsang had made h...

Tourists to Tibet up 28 pct in Jan.-April

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Tibet hosted 279,886 tourists in the first four months of 2010, up 28 percent year on year, after the southwest China region held a series of tourism promotion activities.

T...

'2010 Hunan Cate in Tibet Festival' concludes

Wes, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The 5-day "2010 Hunan Cate in Tibet Festival" concluded on May 15 in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

During the festival, activities such as "Surveying raw materials in Tibet" an...

Tibet Convention Center to settle down in Lhasa

Wes, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The Tibet Convention Center with total investment of 686.94 million yuan is to settle down in Dongcheng District of Lhasa city, capital of Tibet.

This center owning a total construction area of...

Most important festival in Tibetan calendar begins

Wes, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Norsang crawled on the ground and prostrated herself as she moved through the crowds on the Potala Palace square in Lhasa.

With two spiral sea shells, or conches, in hand, Norsang had made hund...

Tibet welcomes tourism peak

Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

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Tibetan people celebrate Ongkor Festival

Tibet earmarks fund to preserve traditional opera

Tibet Reports Strong Half Year GDP, Trade Growth

Dharma Festival kicks off in Gyantse

Pre-Buddhist Tibetan religious scriptures found

First Khampa Tibetan dialect channel opens in SW China

Tibetans search for medicinal fungus

Tourism flourishes in Tibet

Charming Pangong Tso Lake in Ngari

Tibet earmarks fund to preserve traditional opera

Cross-strait students race in bike trip to Tibet

Tibet fights against coming drought, flood

40,000 Tibetan antelopes finish "Breeding March"

Illegal hunting curbed in Tibet

0.46 yuan per day for living energy cost in Tibet

Hiking in Mêdog of Tibet

Tibet Pavilion receives 919,000 visitors in May

Tibetans in Gansu Province celebrate Water Worshipping Festival

Lhasa invests 10 million yuan on renovation of dilapidated buildings

Panchen Lama blesses devotees during visit to southern Tibet

Tibetan performers retell experience of Shanghai Expo

Taiwan Travel Opens to Tibet

Lhasa to hold 10th Tibet Sports Meeting in August

1st tourism forum themed grand canyon held in Yarlung Zangbo

10 senior translators awarded in Tibet

The beautiful beads of Tibet

A Catholic church in Tibet

Sichuan Airlines A330 to Tibet

World's Youngest Mountaineer Back from Highest Peak

Wind horse prayer flags in Tibet

Most Important Festival in Tibetan Calendar Begins

Tourists to Tibet up 28 pct in Jan.-April

'2010 Hunan Cate in Tibet Festival' concludes

Tibet Convention Center to settle down in Lhasa

Most important festival in Tibetan calendar begins

Tibet welcomes tourism peak