Twelve monks obtained the Geshi Lharampa degree, the highest traditional degree in Tibetan Buddhism, at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, on Wednesday.
Online retail sales in the Xizang autonomous region surged to 480 million yuan ($66.69 million) from Feb 10 to Feb 17, representing a 20.2 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to statistics published on the official website for the Xizang Autonomous Region Department of Commerce.
The Qinghai-Xizang grid interconnection project has operated safely for over 12 years, with a cumulative power transmission of more than 20 billion kWh, the State Grid Qinghai Electric Power Company said on Tuesday.
Local authorities reported on Tuesday that a new species of pepper plant had been discovered in Metog county of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region.
Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region received about 2.04 million visitors from Feb 10 to 17 this year, up over 300 percent year-on-year, local authorities said.
