In an ongoing conservation effort, the Xizang autonomous region has ramped up its measures to protect the habitat of the black-necked crane, resulting in a dramatic increase in the species' population, People's Daily reported.
The per capita disposable income of rural residents in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region from January to September this year rose to 12,516 yuan (about $1,762), an increase of 8.7 percent year on year, according to local authorities.
Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi-rGyalpo — also known as Panchen Rinpoche — called on monks to reduce their dependence on electronic devices when performing their daily religious practices, as he conducted a series of religious activities in monasteries in Shigatse of the Xizang autonomous region last week.
As morning exercise commenced, students at Coqen County Middle School in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region eagerly assembled on the playground, forming well-organized circles by classes.
As the vast harvested fields are bathed in the plateau's morning light, the sound of black-necked cranes searching for food fills the air in Lhaze county in the Xizang autonomous region, also known as Tibet.
In the first 10 months of this year, the total value of foreign trade imports and exports in the Xizang autonomous region was 9.35 billion yuan ($1.3 billion), 1.5 times that of the same period last year and the highest in the country, Lhasa Customs announced on Friday.
Zhang Yun, a scholar who has engaged in Tibetology research for about four decades, said that he has witnessed the significant progress in human rights development in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region.
