To celebrate Xizang autonomous region's 60th founding anniversary, two concerts — featuring the Wuxi Symphony Orchestra and the chorus of the Central Conservatory of Music — were staged in Beijing on Oct 17 and 18.
Rural villages in southwest China's Xizang autonomous region are a microcosm of its historic achievements in comprehensive development since the region's epoch-making establishment in 1965.
A think tank report released on Thursday hailed the practical achievements the Xizang autonomous region has made in terms of its rural development since its founding 60 years ago.
Xizang autonomous region now provides clean energy heating for all farmers and herders living above 5,000 meters elevation, benefiting over 1,500 households.
Despite an unusually wet season and scattered hailstorms in some high-altitude areas, the Xizang autonomous region's autumn harvest is nearly complete, with more than 96 percent of the region's grain already gathered as of Oct 9, according to Xizang Daily.
The Yebatan Hydropower Station — China's highest-altitude concrete double-curvature arch dam currently under construction — officially began reservoir impoundment on Oct 13.
The Glory of China, an immersive drama co-produced by China Science and Technology Museum and the China Coal Mine Art Troupe was staged at the Xizang Museum of Natural Science on Oct 11 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Xizang autonomous region.
Xizang autonomous region's tourism industry has seen remarkable growth in 2025, with international tourism revenue reaching $158 million in the first three quarters — a 27.24 percent increase year-on-year.