The Potala Palace in Lhasa of the Xizang autonomous region held activities on Tuesday to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The Chinese side of Mount Qomolangma received 13,764 foreign tourists in 2024 — more than twice the number recorded in 2023 — a notable sign of booming international tourism following China's relaxation of its visa policies.
Two radio telescopes with 40-meter-diameter antennas, one located on Changbai Mountains, Jilin province, and the other in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region, have been put into operation.
Lhasa, the capital of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, has completed 177,200 mu (about 11,813 hectares) of afforestation in the mountains to the north and south of the city, according to a municipal government work report unveiled on Sunday.
People of the Tibetan ethnic group lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in the annual Butter Lamp Festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism.
In the 70 years since the opening of Sichuan-Xizang and Qinghai-Xizang Highways opened, the two highways have become the economic lifeline of the Xizang autonomous region, handling over 90 percent of the freight traffic in and out of the area, said the region's traffic and transportation department.
Following the discovery of a large ice cave in March 2023, a new one was recently discovered near the Phayum First Village in Penba county of the Xizang autonomous region.
