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The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is home to a large quantity of lakes, whose area accounts for more than 45 percent of China's total. In addition, the highland lakes are almost free from human activities. Most are inland saline lakes, rich in salt minerals such as halite, borax, and sodium sulfate. These salt minerals record the environmental ...

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China National Geography magazine called the Sichuan-Tibet Highway one of the best sightseeing routes in China. It provides a breathtakingly beautiful, ever-changing landscape from the Chengdu Plain to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the chance to experience four seasons in one day. People walk, ride and drive along this road.

Tibet powers up clean energy development

LHASA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Despite the biting cold at an altitude of about 4,500 meters on the "world roof," workers were busy installing photovoltaic (PV) panels. With the last module switched on, the 120,000-kW PV power generation project in the city of Nagqu, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, started operation on Dec. 25.

China passes landmark law to protect Qinghai-Tibet Plateau …

The law on ecological conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, passed at a standing committee session of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, will take effect on Sept. 1. The law is a new addition to China's laws for special regions, following the enactment of the Yangtze River Protection Law, the Yellow River ...

SW China's Xizang to complete the building of 4,000 km of

Southwest China's Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region plans to complete the building of a total of 4,000 kilometers of railway lines as of 2025, according to the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) and the medium- and long-term railway network plans released by the autonomous region authority recently. /f3429ssvr/f342aiudn.

pilot from impoverished family flies helicopter in China's Tibet

Jianre Yixi herds sheep in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 13, 2019. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was once known as a "no-fly zone" and it was extremely difficult to fly helicopters there. Now, after professional and intensive training, the first batch of young Tibetans has flown civilian helicopters to the Mt. Qomolangma base …

A Colorful China in the Eye of A Geologist --Science and

Dr. Marie-Luce Chevalier, a Belgian/French geologist, has been working as a research professor at the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences in Beijing since 2010. For the past 12 years, she has been studying active faults in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (such as the Karakorum fault in western Tibet or the Xianshuihe fault in eastern Tibet) and ...

Xi: Build high-quality Sichuan-Tibet Railway

Following the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which opened in 2006, the Sichuan-Tibet Railway, covering a distance of 1,838 kilometers, will be the second rail line connecting the autonomous region with the rest of the country. Construction of the line is taking place in three stages. The Chengdu-Ya'an section became operational in …

70 years on, Tibet embarks on new journey of modernization

Stretching 1,956 km from Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, to Tibet's regional capital Lhasa, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway linking Tibet with the rest of the country opened in 2006. The Lhasa-Nyingchi railway, the region's first electrified railway, started official operation in June this year, with advanced Fuxing bullet trains running on it.

Xi and Tibet -- footprints and blueprint for a green future

Entering the new era following the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the CPC Central Committee with Xi Jinping at the core has attached great importance to the development of Tibet, and Xi has set the direction and made overall plans for the region, drawing up the blueprint for future development. He presided over the sixth and seventh ...

On Top of the World: 60 Years of Transformation in Tibet

Tibetan native Wande Khar has worked for China Tibetology Research Center (CTRC) for decades. He was born and grew up in Hezuo City in Gansu Province's Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. In the late 1970s, Tibetan language education had just been officially introduced to local schools. After graduating from high school, Khar …

Tibet set to upgrade regional rail network

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway began operation in July 2006, the Lhasa-Shigatse Railway in 2014 and the Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway opened in June 2021. The combined length of the tracks is 1,359 km. With a length of 435 km and a top speed of 160 km, the Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway is the first electric railway in Tibet. The line, which links …

How to Travel to Tibet the Right Way

Firstly, you need to have a wide variety of travel documents to enter Tibet, many of which can take some time to obtain. In the first place, you will need to have a Chinese Entry Visa (or Chinese Group Visa for those entering from Nepal), which can take around 3-5 days to process with an Embassy of the People's Republic of China.

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The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau landscape is majestic and magnificent, but Zeng's focus is on the lifestyle of its inhabitants, and how they embody the relationship between humans and nature. The documentary's audience rating exceeded by far the production team's expectations, the first broadcast achieving an accumulative viewing scale of 83.34 ...

Guarding the Plateau

Guarding the Plateau. The Pangong Lake, an endorheic lake with fresh water in the east and saline water in the west in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, is home to myriads of birds and a dozen rare animals. Tibetan antelopes migrate across the Qiangtang Grassland in Ngari Prefecture on May 23, 2020. DUBBED the "roof of the world," the …

Clean energy galore powers China's quest for green future

Source: Xinhua Updated: . -- After one year of operation, China's first ultra high-voltage (UHV) power superhighway for transmitting clean energy delivered 13.1 billion kWh of power from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to densely populated Henan in central China.

A Mystical Metropolis on the Snowy Plateau

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, with a total length of 1,956 kilometers, is the first railway to Lhasa and the world's highest, which is why it is known as the "Heavenly Road." The railway goes through the Hoh Xil, Sanjiangyuan, Qiangtang and other national nature reserves. To protect the plateau's blue skies, clear lakes, and wildlife, the ...

Xi: Build high-quality Sichuan-Tibet Railway

The Chengdu-Ya'an section became operational in December 2018, and construction of the Lhasa-Nyingchi section started in June 2015 and is still underway. With a designed speed of 120 to 200 km per hour, the 1,011-km section between Ya'an in Sichuan and Nyingchi in Tibet is the third part of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway.

Plateau railway new engine for Tibet's economic growth

In July 2006, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway linking Lhasa and Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, went operational, ending the pre-railways period in Tibet. In August 2014, the Lhasa-Xigaze Railway opened for operation as the first extension line of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. In June 2021, when the Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway was put into …

Bullet trains launch on Xining-Golmud section of Qinghai-Tibet …

XINING -- The Fuxing bullet trains officially started operation on the Xining-Golmud section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway on Saturday. With a total operating length of 829 km, it starts from Xining, capital of Northwest China's Qinghai province, in the east and passes through Huangyuan, Haiyan, Ulan, Delingha to Golmud Railway Station in the ...

Tibet's capital sees sustained growth in 2021

Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet autonomous region saw steady economic growth in 2021, with GDP reaching more than 74 billion yuan ($11 billion) — an increase of about 6.7 percent year-on-year, a city official said at a news conference on Monday. In 2021, the city also saw growth in rural and urban residents' income. Over the past year, …

I have witnessed rapid development of Tibet power industry: …

The State Grid Tibet Electric Power Co., Ltd. has reported that the electricity consumption in Tibet has maintained a double-digit growth rate for several years, increasing from 2.77 billion kilowatt-hours in 2012 to 11.86 billion kilowatt-hours in 2022. "I have witnessed the rapid development of the Tibet power industry," Zhaxi Nyima said ...

China Passes Law Protecting Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

By Zanli. In late April, a landmark law was passed by China's top legislature aimed at protecting the fragile ecosystem of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and promoting its sustainable development. The Law on Ecological Conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which was approved during a standing committee session of the …

Tibetan ancient books meet new opportunities for …

The issue of the opinions means that Tibetan ancient books meet new opportunities for development. Tibetan ancient books and documents, as the main carrier of Tibetan culture, show the wisdom of China's all ethnic groups, especially the Tibetans in exploring, understanding and utilizing natural things on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and …

Overcoming Natural and Historic Challenges: Tibet's

In 2019 alone, Beijing invested more than 68.6 billion yuan ($9.9 billion) in to developing Tibet's infrastructure. Though most of investment has come from central government coffers, Tibet's local governments have also injected a total of 28.89 billion yuan ($4.31 billion) into more than 2,900 poverty alleviation projects since 2016.

Culture- China Tibetannnet-English

On the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, there is a famous proverb-One cannot be a doctor without reading The Four Medical Classics. The Four Medical Classics was finished at the end of the 8th century. Tibetan medicine . When traditional culture meets cultural creativity.

The highway that leads Tibet to prosperity

The Sichuan-Tibet railway, with an investment of 270 billion yuan, is under construction as well. All the projects would be unthinkable without the Sichuan-Tibet highway. "The new railway will link Tibet, an important gateway to South Asia, with the developed regions in eastern and central China," said Li Jian, an associate research …

New fossil fish species found on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

LANZHOU, March 8 (Xinhua) -- A new Oligocene-aged species of cyprinid fish has been confirmed living some 30 million years ago in northwest China's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region, providing insights into the evolution of biodiversity and the ancient environment of the plateau. A team of Chinese researchers from Lanzhou University …

Qiangtang Plateau in SW China's Tibet a paradise for wild …

With its diverse landforms including deserts, grasslands, lakes, mountains, and rivers, as well as its breathtaking scenery, Qiangtang Plateau in southwest China's Tibet autonomous region is a paradise for wild animals. Many species of wild animals, including the Tibetan antelope, kiang, yak, and hare, inhabit the plateau, which has an average …

Damaged vegetation restored through soil preservation in …

Thanks to a series of ecological preservation and soil improvement programs in recent years, a substantial part of the once damaged vegetation has been restored in the county. (Xinhua/Chen Bin) A herd of yak gallop and forage on a grassland in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province, July 15, …

70 years on, Tibet embarks on new journey of …

Source: Xinhua Updated: . -- China's Tibet Autonomous Region is celebrating the 70th anniversary of peaceful liberation -- a turning point in the region's history -- as it starts a new journey of modernization after decades of leapfrog development. -- In just a few decades, the Communist Party of China has united and led the people of ...

World's highest-altitude aquarium opens to public in Qinghai

2019/08/22 Xinhua. The world's highest-altitude aquarium opened to the public in Northwest China's Qinghai province on the weekend, attracting more than 8,000 visitors, according to the aquarium. At an altitude of 2,261 meters above sea level, the new aquarium, covering about 28,000 square meters and taking nearly two years to build, is located ...

Monitoring system helps prevent natural disasters on Tibetan …

Chinese scientists have established a sophisticated monitoring system to observe and forecast natural disasters, such as avalanches of ice and flooding from glacial lakes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, whose meltwater feeds 10 great rivers in Asia and affects 1.9 billion people, scientists said on Wednesday. The plateau is a glacier-based ...

Valuable Lessons from Tibet's Fight Against Poverty

In 1951, when Tibet was peacefully liberated, the poverty rate in the region was as high as 80 percent. In the following decades, the Chinese government carried out a comprehensive anti-poverty campaign in Tibet, leading to a steady decrease in the number of poor people in the region. The figure fell to 26 percent of local population in 2012, with …

70 years on, Tibet embarks on new journey of …

China's Tibet Autonomous Region is celebrating the 70th anniversary of peaceful liberation -- a turning point in the region's history -- as it starts a new journey of modernization after decades of leapfrog development.

In pics: Sanjiangyuan National Park in Qinghai

2021/05/31 Xinhua. Aerial photo taken on May 25, 2021 shows a view of Ngoring Lake in the Sanjiangyuan National Park in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Sanjiangyuan, meaning the "source of three rivers," is home to the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers.

70 years on, Tibet embarks on new journey of modernization

70 years on, Tibet embarks on new journey of modernization. China's Tibet Autonomous Region is celebrating the 70th anniversary of peaceful liberation -- a turning point in the region's history -- as it starts a new journey of modernization after decades of leapfrog development.

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