Lhokha city in China's Xizang autonomous region has seen sweeping improvements in infrastructure, industry, living standards and environmental protection over the past 60 years, local officials said on Monday.
In a sunlit workshop in Yadong, a border county in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, 36-year-old Sonam Tsering threaded colored silk through woolen cloth, his hands steady and his vision bold.
Leading a central delegation to attend celebrations marking the 60th founding anniversary of Xizang autonomous region, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, listened to reports of the work of the CPC Xizang regional committee and the regional government on Aug 20.
Civil aviation in the Xizang autonomous region has grown into a lifeline for travel, trade and public services on the high-altitude plateau, with passenger numbers expected to reach 8 million by the end of 2025, officials said.