In Lhasa, summer evokes not just long school holidays and the traditional Shoton Festival, but also a season for linka, a cherished local tradition of gathering outdoors for picnics, songs, dances and laughter.
When Ge Yixiao stepped out of her car at Ngari Dark Sky Park, the Milky Way stretched across the night sky above her — a sight she had never witnessed before.
Drachen county's earthquake emergency response command said that as of noon on Sunday, 69 of the 76 people injured in the Oct 22 quake in the Xizang autonomous region had been discharged from the hospital.
Following the magnitude-7 earthquake on Oct 22 in the Xizang autonomous region, 589 students and teachers from two affected townships in Drachen county set off for Lhasa to resume classes.
Authorities in Drachen county, Xizang autonomous region, are racing to complete temporary housing for thousands of residents displaced by a magnitude-7 earthquake on Oct 22, which killed 16 people and injured 76.
Secondary geological hazards triggered by the magnitude-7.0 earthquake in Drachen county in Nagchu city, Xizang autonomous region, have been limited so far, but mid-to-long-term risks should not be ignored.