As winter wheat starts to green up, farmers across China are busy tending the crop to promote tiller development－the production of side shoots－with the hopes of offsetting the impact of flood-delayed planting and having a good summer harvest.
Near the meeting of the Nyangchu and Thanchu rivers in Shigatse, Tibet autonomous region, Chakar village is an altogether fitting home for a married couple of different ethnicities.
The Market Supervision Bureau of the Tibet autonomous region recovered 11 million yuan ($1.8 million) for consumers last year as the region emphasized the protection of consumer rights, officials said at a news conference observing the 39th World Consumer Rights Day on Tuesday.
The sounds of roaring machines broke the tranquility of the plateau city of Shannan, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, as the annual spring farming ceremony was held there Wednesday.
Dressed in their newest and best traditional attire, Tibetan farmers in the villages of Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, participated in annual ceremonies on Wednesday to mark the start of this year's plowing season.
Known as a gentlemen's game usually played in clubs, snooker is growing in popularity among young men in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region.
Tibetan Buddhism should better serve national development, social progress and people's happiness through reforms and progress, said the 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu.
