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A ceremony in which ancient religious books are donated to monasteries was held in Lhasa on Friday. According to the regional publishing association, 300 boxes of 1,500 Tibetan ancient books were donated to 300 monasteries in the region. “For the sake of building monks’ and nuns’ knowledge, we’re working to expand the libraries in…
Lhasa Railway Station is expecting around 2900 passengers on the first day of 2014 Spring Festival travel rush, up by 500 passengers than that of last year. To get prepared for Spring Festival travel rush, personnel at the Lhasa Railway Station work attentively to make sure that all departments of transportation are functioning well.
A team of Chinese zoologists and animal conservationists has been in North Tibet for the very first winter expedition on Tibetan antelopes. Every year, thousands of antelopes migrate to the region to find their shot at love. Local herdsman says the mating season lasts about three weeks, in the first week, male antelopes drive…
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…
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…
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,…
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.
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…
Covering an area of 12.2 square meters which accounts for 11.5 percent of Lhasa, the Lhalu wetland is a national nature reserve with an average altitude of 3,600 meters. As the largest and highest urban wetland in the world, the Lhalu wetland is able to absorb 78, 800 tons of carbon dioxide and produce…
The first snow fell on the Jan. 12, 2014 in Lhasa. The Potala Palace seems like the Sleeping Beauty, waiting to be woke up under the cloak of snow by her prince. Were you there, you will see a totally different scenery, which may take your breath away.
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