As the first rays of sunshine reach Shikashok village in the Tibet autonomous region, Paljor cracks a herding whip to drive more than 680 sheep from their pen.
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has basically established a Tibetan medicine service system that covers the whole region, said the regional health commission on Saturday.
It is early spring, and peach blossoms are in full bloom in the city of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, where the signature peach blossom festival opened in late March, while two wild peach trees grown at an altitude of 4,498 meters in the regional capital Lhasa are still in dormancy.
The Tibet autonomous region has been making progress in promoting healthcare, education, research and industry for Tibetan medicine in recent years, said the region's health commission on Friday.
Scientists have found a rare orchid species, named Chiloschista densiflora, in Metok County of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. The discovery has been published in the journal Phytotaxa.
The Tibet autonomous region, which is thirsty for high-end talent to boost its socioeconomic development, has launched supportive policies for entrepreneurship and rolled out financial rewards to lure professionals.
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region has recently found the region's hitherto earliest cave tomb dating back to over 3,000 years in Gyelsang cemetery site of Nedong district in Shannan city.
A series of archaeological excavations and investigations were carried out in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region last year, providing important facts for understanding the region's ancient history and culture.
