Despite temperatures dropping to -16 C at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, warmth is filling homes in Dingri county that were rebuilt in the aftermath of a massive earthquake in January last year in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region.
The Xizang autonomous region's efforts to build a modern transportation network brought its total length of highways open to traffic to 125,200 kilometers by the end of 2025.
A cross-year freight train from Yiwu, Zhejiang, arrived in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region, on Jan 3, marking the completion of all 12 Shigatse-South Asia freight services operated in 2025.
Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region saw its annual passenger throughput surpass 8 million as of Monday in 2025, a record high for the plateau region.
The Xizang autonomous region has achieved full coverage of rural postal and delivery services, extending logistics networks to some of the country's most remote farming and pastoral areas, officials said on Monday.