Tibetans have started to make prayer flag trees to pray for good harvests and good luck in the coming Tibetan New Year (or Losar). The “prayer flag tree” is made of tree branches sewed with multicolored sutra streamers in the sequence of blue, white, red, yellow and green from the top to the bottom. The sequence of…

  The Yarlung Zangbo River is located at the Tibet Autonomous Region and a river with the highest altitude in the world. The total length of the Yarlung Zangbo River in China is 2,057 kilometers, ranking the 5th longest river among the famous rivers of China. Yarlung Zangbo is like a sliver dragon, running from…

  Although Lhasa is a famous tourist destination, the nightlife in Lhasa is certainly not as lively or varied as compared to the big cities in China.  Lhasa’s nightlife is typically comprised of singing and dancing, watching traditional Tibetan song and dance performances, enjoying tasty local snacks at the night market or go to a…

  The track of snow leopard was captured in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province between Dec. 20 and 22. The number of snow leopard, one of China’s endangered spiecies, is lesser than that of the giant panda, and is known as an “indicator on the ecological condition on high elevation areas”.

  As a Tibetan saying goes, “the beauty of late spring hidden in southeast Tibet is embodied in prosperous peach blossom.” This precisely summarizes the coming Nyingchi Peach Flower Festival. The event will kick off at Kala Village on March 26 with a wonderland gallery into a natural theatre.

March 2, 2014 sees Tibetan New Year, or Losar, a grand manifestation of the Tibetan culture. Hereunder we pick some unique Tibetan festival items. Butter sculptures Butter sculptures, the largest and most elaborate New Year stockings are made around the time when the Tibetan New Year arrives. They are giant monuments built of yak butter…

  First tourism-dedicated railway line linking Shijiazhuang in northern China’s Hebei Province to Tibet is going to be kicked off in the late of May. The new line,to be opened in late May in order to avoid the busy time for tourism,will meet the locals needs and support them to enjoy the beautiful scenic in…

  Currently, the Lhalu Wetland is undergoing 15 projects (such as resident relocation, scientific expedition) to promote harmonious development between man and nature. As the largest and highest urban wetland in the world, it is able to absorb 78, 800 tons of carbon dioxide and produce 53,700 tons of oxygen per year through photosynthesis, thus…

  At least 100 couples registered their marriage, which was five times of the daily average, according to deputy chief of marriage registration bureau in Chengguan District of Lhasa, on Feb. 14, the Valentine’s Day, also the Lantern Festival, 15th day of the Chinese lunar calendar.

  Wine culture of a nation goes far beyond the alcohol itself: the ritual, the wine set, the toasting song, each stems from but transcends the drinking material, and above all, the making of wine. Tibetan wine brewing history traces back to the Tang Dynasty when Princess Wencheng brought Han winemaking technology to the ancient…