From May 1 to Oct. 31, admissions to the Potala Palace in Lhasa will be lifted to 200 yuan (32USD) per person which is 100 (16 USD) currently, according to the administration office of the Potala Palace on April 7. The fluctuation is aimed to keep daily tourist capacity steady within 4000 in a bid…

10 eminent monks obtained Lharampa Geshe, the highest degree in the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, by passing a traditional sutra debating test in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Thursday. More than 100 monks attended the debating session at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, where the 10 candidates from 10 monasteries of Gelug Sect in…

Over 900,000 million RMB has been recently invested in renovating the Kumbum Monastery in Qinghai Province. The investment will help present the unique charm of the Kumbum Monastery, one of the holy lands of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The two-year project will involve the construction of the gate and integrative landscape corridor as…

Kalang Village of Pome County used to be a poor mountain village in Nyingchi Prefecture. In recent years, Kalang Village has explored its sightseeing resource depending on its beautiful natural scenery and become a renowned “tourist village featurinig peach blossoms”.

The picturesque shows the scenery of the Niyang River in Nyingchi Prefecture of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. The 307.5-kilometer Niyang River is a major tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River, running eastwards. Vegetation on both banks of the Niyang River is under effective protection.

It has been much more convenient for Tibetan people to buy as more and more farm produce fairs and supermarkets being opened in Lhasa. At present hundreds of fresh vegetables have been available on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as well as various eggs, meat, seafood and aromatic flavorings; some seasonal rare fruits such as blueberry and…

  Ye Tingjuan, a Chinese teacher in the Jiangcheng College of China University of Geosciences, drew a tourism cartoon to record what she saw and heard in Tibet and Nepal during her one-month travel. Her book, named The Dreamer’s Summer Travel-Journey to Tibet and Nepal, has been arranged and sent online, hitting a strong rate…

  The 12th Peach Blossom Festival featuring various activities was kicked off in Nyingchi Tibet, on March 26. The Nyingchi Airport has already been put into operation which makes the peach blossom kingdom much close to the outside world. The airport has several flights leaving from Chengdu every week. Highways from Lhasa to Nyingchi are…

  Rated by Chinese National Geography as the most amazing peak across China, Mount Namche Barwa attracts more and more tourists to visit Suosong Village, the supposed best spot for viewing the mountain peak. Mount Namche Barwa is a mountain located in the Himalaya as the eastern anchor of the entire mountain chain, and it is the highest peak…

  Photo taken on Mar. 23 shows railroaders are making location survey in one section of Sichuan-Tibet Railway from Lhasa to Nyingchi in Bugyu Township of Nyingchi Prefecture, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. The survey, launched in Sep. 2013, is at closeout phase and expected to be finished next month. It focuses on a few important points,…