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China holds celebration of 70th anniversary of Tibet's …

Pupils attend a grand gathering to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet at the Potala Palace square in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 19, 2021. More than 20,000 people from various ethnic groups attended the event held in Lhasa.

Full Text: Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and

A brand new socialist Tibet has taken shape. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Tibet's peaceful liberation, we are publishing this white paper to review Tibet's history and achievements, and present a true and panoramic picture of the new socialist Tibet.

Guarding nature in Asia's "water tower"

Guarding nature in Asia's "water tower". For the past decade, Tibetan ranger Gechok has typically started his day with the same routine, waking up in the early morning and riding on horseback to the source region of the Yellow River. He spends seven hours a day on patrol, covering dozens of kilometers, taking notes on the occurrence and ...

70 years on, Tibet embarks on new journey of modernization

China's Tibet Autonomous Region is celebrating the 70th anniversary of peaceful liberation -- a turning point in the region's history -- as it starts a new journey of modernization after decades of leapfrog development. With the peaceful liberation in 1951, the people of Tibet broke free from the fetters of invading imperialism for good, and ...

How to Travel to Tibet the Right Way

Firstly, you need to have a wide variety of travel documents to enter Tibet, many of which can take some time to obtain. In the first place, you will need to have a Chinese Entry Visa (or Chinese Group Visa for those entering from Nepal), which can take around 3-5 days to process with an Embassy of the People's Republic of China.

Xi and Tibet -- footprints and blueprint for a green future

Entering the new era following the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the CPC Central Committee with Xi Jinping at the core has attached great importance to the development of Tibet, and Xi has set the direction and made overall plans for the region, drawing up the blueprint for future development. He presided over the sixth and seventh ...

Modern Revival of an Ancient Opera

Tibetan opera has been very popular among local people in Tibet since its appearance. In the picture, Tibetan people throng around a performance venue, marveling at the riveting opera play. Modern Development. Despite the availability of multiple entertainment options in modern times, rural people in Lhokha are still fond of the ancient …

Travel to Tibet: Q&A

A: May to October is the best season in Tibet, since it is comfortably warm but not scorching. However, this is also the peak season for Tibet tourism, and there are many travelers and travel costs are also high. From November to the following April it's relatively cold, but the sun makes things warmer during daylight hours.

The Hip Hop Rhythms of Tibet

Tibetan rapper Losang Jigme (stage name Mr. Jin) used to study at a college in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. His song Mama Made Butter Tea was popular among other students from Tibet. More than a decade has gone by since the birth of Tibetan hip-hop. Like many of his peers, Mr. Jin is influenced by Enimem and 2pac, two …

Religion- China Tibetannnet-English

From July 15 to 17, Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region held a three-day event to unveil large Buddha thangka paintings. On the first day, with chanting of sutras and dharma instruments, the 40-meter-high, 38-mete. Tashilhunpo Monastery Tibet .

Tibetan opera takes center stage, prepares for encore

Traditionally, Tibetan opera performances take five to eight hours, however some performances in recent years have been shortened to accommodate audiences. Since 2011, the troupe has received annual subsidies of 40,000 yuan to 200,000 yuan ($6,200 to $31,000) from the government to aid its efforts to preserve traditional Tibetan opera. ...

Tibet in My Eyes – Foreign Scholars' Take on Tibet's

Wondalem believes that economic and social development has ensured Tibetan women's rights of life and development, the most important elements of human rights. Wondalem said, "For centuries, Tibet was ruled by feudal serfdom before the democratic reform in Tibet in 1959. Women were subjected to cruel execution and …

China's Tibet embraces new chapter in development in new …

The Lhasa-Nyingchi Railway, the first electrified railroad in Tibet, is slated to begin service on June 30. And China's independently-developed Fuxing high-speed Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains powered by both internal-combustion and electricity are expected to run along the railway. The Lhasa-Shigatse expressway under construction in Tibet ...

Seventy years after its peaceful liberation, Tibet takes on a …

It was only after its peaceful liberation did Tibet start to build its modern highway from scratch. By the end of 2020, Tibet already had 117,000 kilometers of highway, including 688 kilometers of high-grade highway, and 954 kilometers of railway open to traffic. Now, Tibet has formed a comprehensive, multi-dimensional transportation network ...

Full Text: Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and

Foreword. On May 23, 1951, the Agreement of the Central People's Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet (the 17-Article Agreement) was signed. The people of Tibet broke free from the fetters of invading imperialism for good, embarking on a bright road of unity, progress and development with ...

SW China's Xizang to complete the building of 4,000 km of

Southwest China's Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region plans to complete the building of a total of 4,000 kilometers of railway lines as of 2025, according to the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) and the medium- and long-term railway network plans released by the autonomous region authority recently. /f3429ssvr/f342aiudn.

China's Tibet to have high-speed bullet train before July

2021/03/08 Xinhua. BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- China's Tibet Autonomous Region will operate bullet trains before July 1, marking the opening of high-speed train services in all Chinese mainland provincial-level regions, the country's railway operator said Saturday. A 435-km railway link to the regional capital of Lhasa will run Fuxing trains ...

70 years on, Tibet embarks on new journey of …

LHASA -- China's Tibet Autonomous Region is celebrating the 70th anniversary of peaceful liberation -- a turning point in the region's history -- as it starts a new journey of modernization after decades of leapfrog development.

Tibet sends out nearly 9 bln kWh of electricity

LHASA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Tibet Electric Power Co., Ltd. of the State Grid said it transmitted 8.98 billion kWh of electricity out of the region from 2015 to this summer. All the electricity sent out was generated by clean energy, the company said. In 2015, Tibet sent electricity to neighboring Qinghai Province for the first time, with 1. ...

Xi sets out plans for new era in Tibet

China has set the policy direction for developing the Tibet autonomous region in the new era, focusing its Tibet-related work on safeguarding national unity and strengthening ethnic solidarity while improving people's well-being.

Ecological efforts bear fruit on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Since the 1990s, Tibet has promulgated more than 60 local laws and regulations to provide legal guarantees for the protection of plateau ecology, he added. Data shows that up to now, 45 percent of Tibet has been listed under the strictest protection, and the region has built 47 nature reserves of various levels including 11 …

China's Tibet eradicates absolute poverty | en.huanqiu

As of the end of 2019, Tibet has removed all of its impoverished counties from the poverty list, and lifted all of the 628,000 registered impoverished residents out of poverty, reducing poverty incidence to zero. The annual net income of poverty-stricken residents increased from 1,499 yuan ($226) in 2015 to 9,328 yuan in 2019, and over 99 ...

The First Chinese to Present Tibet to the West

My grandfather, Quan Shaoqing, whose family name was Aisin Gioro, was born in Wanping (southwest of present-day downtown Beijing) in 1884. In 1904 he graduated from the Beiyang Medical College in Tianjin, China's first institution of Western medicine. Taught in English, courses were modeled on those at Western medical schools, and student ...

Custodians of Tibetan Culture

The inventor of the Tibetan script in the 7th century, Thonmi Sambhota was born here. Locally produced Tibetan incense, paper, and carving have enjoyed great reputation on the Tibetan plateau, dubbed the "Three Feats of Nyemo." As an important carrier of local culture, Tibetan paper has recorded its history while witnessing its …

Today's Tibet evinces path to modernization

The modernization process of Tibet, however, has been arduous. By taking measures for the liberation of social productivity, the central authorities laid a solid foundation and gave the institutional guarantee for Tibet's modernization. Today, Tibet is a socialist society where all workers enjoy equal rights and freedom in all aspects of life.

Tibetan ancient books meet new opportunities for …

The issue of the opinions means that Tibetan ancient books meet new opportunities for development. Tibetan ancient books and documents, as the main carrier of Tibetan culture, show the wisdom of China's all ethnic groups, especially the Tibetans in exploring, understanding and utilizing natural things on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and …

Seventy years after its peaceful liberation, Tibet takes on a …

Thanks to the peaceful liberation, the democratic reform and the implementation of regional ethnic autonomy, millions of serfs were liberated. The living standards of the Tibetan people saw an unprecedented boost, with average life expectancy doubling from 35.5 years in 1951 to 71.1 in 2020.

Retracing Tibet's rise to stability and prosperity

Tibet's regional GDP soared from 129 million yuan in 1951 to more than 190 billion yuan last year. The per capita disposable income of rural residents in the region was 14,598 yuan in 2020, registering double-digit growth for the past 18 years, while that of urban residents was 41,156 yuan. The region's average life expectancy has increased ...

70 years on, Tibet embarks on new journey of modernization

Time： 16:40:00 Source： people China Youth International. China's Tibet Autonomous Region is celebrating the 70th anniversary of peaceful liberation -- a turning point in the region's history -- as it starts a new journey of modernization after decades of leapfrog development. With the peaceful liberation in 1951, the people of ...

Tibet makes great strides in 70 years after peaceful …

Now, 70 years after the peaceful liberation of Tibet, Dodramog and other Tibetans are living much better lives as the region has made unprecedented strides in social and economic development, and pushed for the well-rounded development of the people. Aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2019 shows the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest …

Tibet shows progress in containing COVID-19

A total of 1,255 local asymptomatic carriers were identified on Sunday, including 570 in Tibet and 98 in Hainan, according to the commission. Infections are rising rapidly in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan. Since the social activities of confirmed COVID-19 cases and asymptomatic carriers are extensive in the city, the risk of COVID-19 …

Tibet's Path of Development Is Driven by an Irresistible …

Through more than 60 years of development, the people of Tibet have found a path of development that is both characteristically Chinese and suited to the actual prevailing conditions in Tibet. Thus, a new Tibet that is a blend of both the traditional and the modern has appeared. - The development path of new Tibet safeguards the unity of …

China makes headway in wetland conservation

China's wetland area increased by more than 200,000 hectares over the past five years, official data showed. The central fiscal allocated 9.87 billion yuan for wetland protection and launched more than 2,000 wetland protection and restoration projects during the period. China has also established a national wetland protection system for tiered ...

Top Seven Train Routes to Tibet

Train from Shanghai to Lhasa. Travel from Shanghai to Lhasa takes around 46 hours 15 minutes, and covers a total distance of 4,373 kilometers, the second-longest train ride to Tibet. Trains depart from Shanghai daily at around 8:10pm, and arrive in Lhasa at 6:25pm on the third day of the journey, the latest of all the trains to arrive in Lhasa.

What to know before visit Tibet?

The Tibet Autonomous Region is often considered as one of those bucket-list destinations that is a must-visit for ardent travelers in Asia. Known as the Roof of the World, Tibet lies on the world's highest plateau, and is surrounded by the world's highest mountains and mountain range. Lying at an average altitude of around 4,800 meters ...