The circulated currency in Tibet is RMB. Foreign currency can be exchanged in the banks there. All the branches of the Bank of China in Lhasa and other cities provide such services. But only the main offices of Bank of China accepts traveler’s check and cash advance. Lhasa Hotel and Tibet Hotel offer foreign…

  Summer is the hottest season of traveling in Tibet, and most tourists keep a mind that autumn and winter are not the seasons to enjoy their time in Tibet. In fact,Tibet in autumn and winter is still an amazing place where is valued to travel. There are a series of activities about Travel to…

  Annual performance of a distinctive religious ritual held in Sakya Monastery attracted a large number of local residents in their traditional dress to watch the show. With a history of more than 500 years, the monastery’s ritual expresses the wishes of locals for peace and happiness.

  The airline from Lhasa to Yinchuan of west China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region had opened on Nov.19, 2013. The flight is operated by the airbus A319 on every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, with the flight numbers TV9873\9874. The flight departs from Lhasa, capital city of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region at 4:40 p.m., and…

  Postal service in Tibet, according to the historical records and works on history of postal service, was established in the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) and gained further development in the Qing Dynasty(1636-1911). In the winter of 1909, a Tibet postal zone headquartered in Lhasa was set up under the administration of Qing Dynasty and later…

In recent years as the Tibetan culture spreads faster and faster, Tibetan language is adopted more frequently on various occasions beyond the Tibetan-inhabited areas, as a result of information technology.

  Animal by-products trade fair was held on Dec.15th , 2013, in the Nagchu Prefecture of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. More than 5,000 farmers and herdsmen attended the trade fair. The local government of Nagchu Prefecture has organized the trade fair every year for its farmers and herdsmen to sell animal by-products concentratedly, which…

  White is the most common color in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region as the Tibetans love and worship the white color. In Tibet, white symbolizes justice, kindness, nobility, purity, auspiciousness as well as festival. As long as it is white, it becomes a reason for Tibetans to worship and love. Tibetan people connect white…

  Burang, the border town with Nepal and India in Nagri Prefecture, southwest Tibet has the most unique and exquisite “Burang costume” with a history of 1000 years. Not far from the Burang town,7 households in Kegya County by the Peacock river have preserved 7 suits of Burang costumes handed down by ancestors. There is…

  World’s highest wind farm at 4,700 meters has gone into operation in Nagchu prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, the last region in China to utilize wind power. The completed project will have 33 wind turbines capable of putting out 49.5 megawatts. Tibet is a very windy place which receives a lot of sunlight. Developing new,…