The boarding school system in Tibet has maximized education opportunities for the children of farmers and herdsmen in remote areas of the region, and decades of practice have fully proved that, said Talo, director of the social and economic research institute of China Tibetology Research Center.
The preservation of intangible culture in the Tibet autonomous region has been contributing to the region's rural revitalization, with artisans seeking a stable income by engaging in various craftsmanship workshops.
Reports about China's "assimilation" in boarding schools in the Tibet autonomous region are smears aimed at misleading the public, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Thursday, urging related media outlets to respect facts.
The Tibet autonomous region invested heavily in traffic and transportation projects last year, steering nearly 36.7 billion yuan ($5.36 billion) to such projects with more than 16 billion yuan used for fixed-asset investment, according to the region's traffic and transportation department.
The Tibet autonomous region invested heavily in traffic and transportation projects last year, steering nearly 36.7 billion yuan ($5.36 billion) to such projects and applying more than 16 billion yuan toward fixed-asset investment, according to the region's Traffic and Transportation Department.
As of now, 662 townships and 4,382 administrative villages in Tibet are connected by hardened roads, accounting for 95 percent and 78.76 percent of the total respectively, according to the Transportation Department of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Celebrations marking Losar, or Tibetan New Year, are held at different times on the Tibetan plateau, depending on altitude and harvest time, but each area boasts unique traditions.
