Tibet’s Holy Lakes Through Lens
The Yamdroktso Lake, located in the Nakartse County in Tibet’s Lhoka Prefecture, is regarded as the most beautiful water in the world. Yamdroktso is the biggest enclosed lake on the northern slope of the Himalayas. Draksum-tso, a verdant lake at an altitude of some 3,700 meters, is on the list of the World Tourist…
January 17, 2014 BY
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Qinghai-Tibet Railway Boosts Tourism in Tibet
Dondrup used to be a farmer and plant highland barley in his hometown, Lhatse County, Shigatze Prefecture. After the establishment of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in 2006 which brought soaring number of visitors, Dondrup started to provide hospitality services. In a few years’ time, Dondrup became the first farmer multimillionaire in his hometown. As he…
January 17, 2014 BY
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Tibet Establishes First Palm Leaf Manuscript Institution
Tibet has established China’s first palm leaf manuscript institution to excavate, rescue, trim and translate palm leaf manuscripts, which are written on the leaves of Pattra tree in Sanskrit by Buddhists hundreds of years ago. Palm leaf manuscript was considered as “Classical Canon of Buddhism”, which is closest to the original teachings of Sakyamuni,…
January 16, 2014 BY
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Special Door Plates Made for Culture Relic Protection Sites in Lhasa
Lhasa had invested 1.5 billion RMB (almost 246 million US dollars) in the protection project of the Lhasa old town. According to experts, not only the original architectural style and ethnic feature has been preserved, but also the public facilities of water, electricity and heating has been improved.
January 16, 2014 BY
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Snow Causes Flight Delay in Lhasa
The first snow of the year that hit Lhasa, capital city of Tibet,on Jan.12, has caused all flights delay in the Gonggar Airport that morning. In order to remove the snow pile, the Gonggar Airport has been temporarily closed on the morning of Jan.12. “The highway has been covered with snow, which will influence…
January 15, 2014 BY
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Fire in China’s Shangri-la Put Out
A fire that started in the early hours of Saturday in an ancient town in Shangri-la, a resort county in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, has been completely put out. The fire broke out at 1:37 a.m. at the Ruyi Inn in the Dukezong Ancient Town, where most houses are made of wood, a factor…
January 14, 2014 BY
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Samye Monastery–Oldest Monastery in Tibet
Samye Monastery, built in the 8th century, is the oldest Buddhist monastery in Tibet, sitting at the mountain area of Chanang County in southern Lhoka Prefecture. The central Buddha hall in the monastery is integrated with Tibetan, Chinese and Indian styles in architecture. Also, four pagodas in white, red, black and green are designed…
January 13, 2014 BY
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Mt. Qomolangma Becomes a Tibet Travel Dream
For many travelers around the world, visiting Mt. Qomolangma is a Tibet travel dream. With a developing tourist infrastructure and the availability of quality tour providers, Mt. Qomolangma is now an accessible travel destination that awaits those who make the adventure.
January 13, 2014 BY
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