Lhasa has 232 new buses in use

Since December 19th, 232 new buses have been put into use in Lhasa. Until now, 579 old minibuses had been replaced with new buses to cut exhaust emissions and provide more efficient public transport routes for citizens.

The new public transit routes include ordinary buses for local citizens, luxury coaches and sightseeing buses for tourists are equipped with Global Positioning System and are able to make announcements about the stations in Tibetan, Han and English.

And then, 259 bus stops will run across the city and more than 800 bus drivers and conductors have been employed, which is all funded by the Lhasa Municipal Government.