Tsonyi, the world's highest county in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, started the relocation of its second batch of residents on Tuesday, as part of the region's plan to improve people's living conditions and protect the fragile local ecosystem.
Traditional Tibetan music, songs, operas and dramas were on display on Tuesday night at the Jincheng Princess Theater in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, for the opening of the region's culture and arts festival.
Traditionally, Tibetans name their babies after blessings, such as the most popular Tashi and Drolma, meaning "good luck" and "goddess," respectively. But more newborns have their names that record the development of the area, the country, and the changes over the past decades.
A Tibetan postman's dogged perseverance has bridged the huge gap between China's highest township of Pumachangthang and the outside world, Palden Nyima reports in Lhasa.
In this series, China Daily looks at some of the areas in which major progress has been made in the 10 years since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in November 2012.
Nine young living Buddhas have completed primary schooling and their graduation ceremony was held at the Tibet Buddhism Academy in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region Saturday.
After being closed for five years for renovation and expansion, the new Tibet Museum is about to open to the public, the museum said at a news conference recently.
As a train hums its way into Shigatse railway station in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, some passengers on the platform approach the locomotive's cab with curiosity.
