The Tibet autonomous region, which has been encouraging its residents to read more, now has more than 5,400 rural libraries and 1,700 monastic libraries, an official said at a news conference recently in Lhasa.
The Tibet autonomous region achieved remarkable results in 2021 on traditional cultural inheritance and protection, an official said at a work conference recently in Lhasa, the capital.
The Tibet autonomous region invested 94 billion yuan ($15 billion) in the construction of rural roads during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) period, the region's traffic and transportation department said recently.
The Potala Palace, a landmark in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, features a mural that illustrates a historic marriage between members of the Han and Tibetan ethnic groups.
The Chushul Zoo of Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, is the region's first large zoological garden. Since its opening in 2018, it has offered sightseeing, popular science education and plateau animal protection.
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region will invest 21.6 billion yuan ($3.4 billion) in its transportation and traffic sector this year, according to the region's traffic and transportation department.
