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China's first website on Tibet human rights launched HOT

Mar 11, 2009

China's first website featuring Tibet human rights (http://en.tibet328.cn/) is launched in Beijing on March 9 for celebrating the 50th anniversary of democratic reforms in Tibet. Entitled "Tibet Human Rights", the website aims at systematically introducing ...... Read More>>

Lhasa to be built into international tourist city HOT

Mar 27, 2009

Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, will be built into an international tourist city highlighting its unique plateau and ethnic characteristics. According to the Overall Plan for Lhasa (2009-2020) approved by the State Council, it ...... Read More>>

Tibet Starts Building 5th Civil Airport HOT

May 08, 2009

Tibet Wednesday started construction on its fifth civil airport in the southwest China's autonomous region, according to local authorities. The government would invest a total RMB 480 million (70 million U.S. dollars) in the airport in Xigaze, the ...... Read More>>

6th Namco Int’l Hiking Meeting Held in Lhasa in September HOT

Aug 23, 2011

The 6th Namco International Hiking Meeting will be held in Lhasa from September 5th to 9th. Well known economic and cultural scholars, photographers, hiking enthusiasts, foreign visitors and journalists will be participating in this year’s hike. ...... Read More>>

Book recording veteran military officer in Tibet to debut in March HOT

Mar 11, 2009

"Zhang Jingwu and the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet", a picture album in Enlgish, introducing Zhang Jinwu and his great work in his 15 years' stay in Tibet, is to face readers with a large amount of precious high-quality photos in March 2009. Currently, if ...... Read More>>

Lhasa-Kunming Flights Resume Service as of March 27th HOT

Mar 30, 2011

On March 27th, flights of China Eastern Airlines from Lhasa to Kunming officially resumed services. The flights take off at 11:35 from Lhasa, arrive in Shangri-La at 13:15 for a 40-minute break and land in Kunming at 14:55. ... Read More>>

Irrigation System to Pump Water into Dried Up Lake Near Potala Palace HOT

Mar 24, 2010

Because the winter and spring seasons were especially dry this year, offering little to no rainfall accumulation, the man-made lake in the square leading up to Potala Palace has all but dried up; and in order to allow visitors to enjoy the reflection of the ...... Read More>>

Peach blossom attracts tourists HOT

Mar 27, 2009

Nyingchi Peach Blossom Festival in the Tibet Autonomous Region that opened on March 15 has attracted many tourists from home and abroad as it gets warmer. Content and photo From: China Tibet Information Center... Read More>>

New Year celebrations vary in different parts of Tibet HOT

Mar 06, 2009

Tibetans living in various parts of southwest China's Tibet have different time arrangements and customs for the Tibetan Losar (new year). Lhasa As for the Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, the preparatory stage is considered the most distinctive in feature. Just ...... Read More>>

Preparation for Serfs Emancipation Day HOT

Mar 27, 2009

Workers set up the structure of a rostrum in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 22, 2009. Celebrations will be held on March 28 in Lhasa to mark the first Serfs Emancipation Day, which falls on March 28. Content and photo ...... Read More>>

Tibetan ancient culture shining HOT

Mar 11, 2009

Tibet relevant government invested RMB 330 million to maintain the Potala Palace, Norbu Lingka and the Sakya Monastery which will be completed in the second half of 2009. At present, the Potala Palace and Norbu Lingka have been listed as world cultural ...... Read More>>

300 limited-edition Tibetan Barbies on show HOT

Mar 11, 2009

300 limited-edition Tibetan Barbies are shown at the Gonggar Airport of Lhasa with the price of 3,000 yuan per one. All these Tibetan Barbies named "Fu Ximei" are designed by Europeans with eyes made in Germany, hair made in Japan. They all dressed in ...... Read More>>

First TD base station in Lhasa completed and in use HOT

Feb 06, 2009

On Jan. 17th 2009, the Tibet China Mobile TD base station was completed and the first TD call was successfully gotten through. It is the first TD base station in Lhasa completed and in use, which means Tibet has entered the 3G era. ... Read More>>

New Faster Lhasa-Lanzhou Flight Route Coming Soon HOT

Mar 27, 2012

A new shorter Lhasa-Lanzhou flight route will be opening in the near future. The new Lhasa-Lanzhou (via Yushu) flight route, which is 260 km shorter than the previous route, and is expected to take less than two hours, completed its first trial runs on ...... Read More>>

Expanded airport network to make plateau more accessible HOT

Mar 27, 2009

Visiting remote parts of Tibet will be easier in the future as the region is expected to have five civil airports by 2010, a senior official said. The government will pour more than RMB 3 billion ($440,000) into the projects. The airport in Nyingchi ...... Read More>>

Tibet re-opens to foreign tourists from April HOT

Apr 03, 2009

News from the Tibetan Tourism Bureau is that from April 2009 Tibet will be re-opened to foreign tourists, as well as to tourists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau. It is understood that with the reopening of Namu Lake, which is regarded as the "lake in the ...... Read More>>

‘Story of Tibetan serfs’ shown on CCTV HOT

Mar 06, 2009

A documentary named "Story of Tibetan serfs" was shown on CCTV-4 at 22:00 on March 5th to mark the 50th anniversary of the region's Democratic Reform. The documentary exposed the dark society of feudal serfdom under theocratic ruling, the miserable life of ...... Read More>>

Repair of 450-year-old Tibetan Buddhist monastery to finish by year end HOT

Mar 11, 2009

China will conclude the third round of large-scale renovations on the Taer Monastery in northwest China's Qinghai Province by the end of 2009, said a monastery official here Monday. Two of the four temples, the Great Temple of Golden Tiles and Jiujian ...... Read More>>

Two Tibetan-type ancient courtyards open to visitors HOT

Jan 16, 2009

There are 56 Tibetan-type ancient courtyards in the old district of Lhasa, renovation on three of the courtyards started in 2008. The renovation of the Pingkang and Bodacang courtyards will be completed in 2009 and open to May Day visitors as scenic spots. ... Read More>>

Tibetan New Year around the corner HOT

Feb 06, 2009

The Tibetan New Year of 2009 is on Feb. 25th and it will last for 15 days. Now festive goods are sold in the Chongsaikang market, such as sapodilla, dried meat and more. ... Read More>>

Potala Palace repairs to complete late 2009 HOT

Feb 27, 2009

A RMB 330 million (48 million U.S. dollars) preservation project on the Potala Palace, Norbu Lingka Palace and Sagya Monastery, three of the most important relics in Tibet, are expected to be completed late this year.The work began in 2002. The Potala ...... Read More>>

Official: Grand celebrations to be held on Serfs Emancipation Day in Beijing, Lhasa HOT

Mar 11, 2009

Grand celebrations will be held on March 28 to mark Serfs Emancipation Day in Lhasa and Beijing, Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the Tibet regional government, said on Thursday. The setting of Serfs Emancipation Day is welcomed in Tibet, where 95 percent of ...... Read More>>

Foreigners Banned from Tibet During March HOT

Mar 08, 2011

Chinese tourism agencies have stopped issuing the relevant documents needed for foreigners to enter Tibet. This temporary entry ban comes around the three-year anniversary of the 2008 March riots, which started in Lhasa and spread to other areas with high ...... Read More>>

Xiamen Airlines Expected to Open New Flight Routes to Lhasa Next January HOT

Dec 22, 2011

An inbound trial flight from Xiamen landed successfully at the Gonggar Airport in Lhasa on December 13th, paving the wave for the expected opening of two new flight routes –Xiamen-Lhasa and Fuzhou-Lhasa – on January 15th. The trip from Fuzhou to ...... Read More>>

Hainan Airlines Resumes Daily Lhasa-Xi'an Flight

May 19, 2010

Suspended the since September, 2009, the Hainan Airlines Lhasa-Xi'an flight resumed service on May 16th. The flights, be serviced by Airbus A319 aircraft, are scheduled for once a day. Departure time from Xi'an’s Xianyang International Airport is ...... Read More>>

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