Dressed in their newest and best ethnic clothing, Tibetan farmers from different villages of the Xizang autonomous region participated in ancient spring plowing rituals on Saturday to mark the start of this year's plowing season.
Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region received more than 3.2 million tourists in the first two months of this year, up 120.4 percent year on year, according to local authorities.
Tsering Drolma said she is very pleased with the central government subsidy she receives that covers all her school costs — including tuition, accommodation and basic study materials — and it is a big help for a rural herding family like hers.
Retail sales of consumer goods in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region achieved a year-on-year increase of 21.1 percent in 2023, ranking first in China, local authorities said at a press conference on Friday.
On Saturday, annual spring farming ceremonies unfolded across agricultural areas of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, blending tradition with modern agricultural practices.
On Friday, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense said that the southern part of Xizang is an inherent part of China's territory, stressing that China "never acknowledges and firmly opposes" the so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally established by India.
Artists perform in a new season of the historical opera "Princess Wencheng" in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 12, 2024. "Princess Wencheng" was first staged in Lhasa in 2013.
