More than 1,200 herdsmen in Hainai Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province have been involved in embroidery industry, Xinhua reported. With government supports, leading enterprises established factories and workshops to recruit farmers and herdsmen who were interested in the job after free trainings. The number of workshops keeps rising, covering 40 villages in five…

  The first airline linking Chamdo Prefecture, Tibet, Chongqing Municipality and Sichuan Province will be launched on April 1st. The Tibet Airline will run a new airline, subsidized by the local government on April.1, which was temporary arranged to operate three flights each week for the preliminary stage, in order to meet the great demand…

  A record number of visitors are expected to enjoy the 12th Nyingchi Peach Blossom Cultural and Tourism Festival in southwest China’s Tibet. The festival will be opened in Karla Village of Nyingchi County, Mar. 26. All the preparation work has been completed, including the stage for opening ceremony and luncheon with strong Tibetan flavor.…

  A mountain bike race will be held in the Draksum-tso National Forest Park of southeastern Tibet’s Nyingchi Prefecture in May. The 2nd Mountain Biking Tour of Draksum-tso will last from May 1 to 3, which is also the highest mountain bike race in China. The 41 km race has 30-percent highway track and 70-percent…

  Lake Qinghai has come 4th as best self-driving tourist destinations in an annual poll of “China’s most desirable tourist destinations”. The year’s poll consists of best destinations and featured destinations. Voters are polled on annual best destinations, hotels, scenic spots and tourist-must-eat restaurants. The lists are based on Big Data, user comments and travel…

  The picture shows the Wild Yak Football Team is playing football in Kham region of Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Qinghai Province. The team, set up in 2006, is comprised of 21 local villagers with an average age of 27. All members come from different walks of life, such as taxi driver, civil…

  Scheduled to welcome its first guests on 17 April 2014, the Shangri-la Hotel Lhasa will be the first Shangri-la branch in Tibet to further open up the southwest Chinese hotel market. Ms. Debbie Deng, the OP manager of Tibet Travel Org CITS, was invited to participate in its opening introduction conference held in Chengdu…

  Dense forest, extensive grassland, clean water, blue sky and clear air are not only Tibet’s largest wealth, but also the biggest contribution Tibet has provided to China and even to all mankind. Dense forest, extensive grassland, clean water, blue sky and clear air are not only Tibet’s largest wealth, but also the biggest contribution…

  The best period for viewing peach blossoms in Nyingchi in 2014 has been released by experts with the Meteorological Administration of Nyingchi. Based on a comprehensive analysis of climatological data and phonological observation of recent years, the 2014 peach blossom season comes as usual. Kala village, venue of the opening ceremony of 2014 Nyingchi Peach Blossoms Cultural and Tourist Festival,…

  The kiang is the largest of the wild asses. Kiangs are found on the Tibetan plateau, between the Himalayas in the south and the Kunlun Mountains in the north, with an average shoulder height of 140 cm. They have a large head, with a blunt muzzle and a convex nose. A broad, dark chocolate-colored…