The Potala Palace, one of the world's most iconic landmarks and a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, is to implement a Monday closure policy starting Dec 1, according to an announcement released on its official website on Monday.
A wind power project equipped with the largest single-capacity turbines in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region was connected to the grid on Monday, marking a breakthrough in the region's new energy development.
The once-secluded county of Metog in the Xizang autonomous region has transformed from an isolated outpost into a fast-growing hub of commerce in recent years.
In a move to improve living conditions for herding families in remote high-altitude areas, Nagchu city in the Xizang autonomous region has distributed 20 modern caravans equipped with solar power and other advanced facilities.