2014-08-13
Yiri Great Gorge is located in the Yiri Township, 85 miles from the Tibet Autonomous Region's Wuqi County.The scenic beauty of Yiri Great Gorge has earned it the name "Switzerland in the East".
2014-08-13
Farmers of the Tibetan ethnic group celebrate the Ongkor Festival in Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 1, 2014. The Ongkor Festival, or Bumper Harvest Festival, is celebrated annually by local farmers for the harvest of crops.
2014-08-13
Every July and August, Pemashung, the sales manager of the Tibet Postal Hotel, sees many tourists from different cities gathering in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region. That period, the best for sightseeing, is the peak season for Tibet's tourism industry.
2014-08-12
China opens Tibet forum with focus on development on August 12.Jointly sponsored by the Information Office of China's State Council and the regional government of Tibet, the forum seeks to gather opportunities and suggestions for Tibet's future. The protection of Tibetan culture and environment will also be highlighted.
2014-08-13
Photo taken on July 6, 2014 shows a highway in Gyirong County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. China's Ministry of Transport said in a recent guideline that China aims to expand highways in the autonomous region to 110,000 kilometers by 2020.
2014-08-13
An exhibition of gifts offered by Dalai Lamas and Panchen Erdenis to central governments throughout history opened on August 11 in southwest China's Tibet autonomous region.
2014-08-13
The Information Office of the State Council, China's cabinet, on Tuesday published a white paper on the development and progress of Tibet.The full text is attached.
2014-08-12
Shen Yunyao likes to document the sweeping changes of history. His photos are often characterized by a poignant sense of loss.Although it is devoid of digital surgery, there is an element of deception in the picture, albeit unwittingly. The subject hails not from Tibet or Gansu but southeastern Hunan.
White House should not become bully pulpit for Tibetan secessionists
The White House has announced that Barack Obama is to receive the Dalai Lama in Washington on Friday morning, which would be their third meeting since the former assumed U.S. presidency in 2009. The move is both regrettable and harmful. It marks a flagrant breach of Washington's pledge to refrain from interfering in China's domestic affairs, and would dampen the hard-won positive impetus the two sides have built up in the development of their relations.Article reveals truth behind Dalai Lama's vague remarks
The ambiguous answer by the 14th Dalai Lama to media questions on his role in stopping self-immolation by Tibetans revealed his attempt to sacrifice lives for "Tibet independence," according to a signed Chinese-language article released Tuesday.