Multiple bridges across Lhasa River showcase city's development

Bridges over the Lhasa River are pictured in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 30, 2025. During the 1950s, the first bridge over the Lhasa River was built, ending the reliance on sheepskin rafts for river crossings. Nowadays, multiple bridges span the river across downtown Lhasa, reflecting the region's rapid progress in transportation and urban development. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

This aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2025 shows a bridge over the Lhasa River, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. During the 1950s, the first bridge over the Lhasa River was built, ending the reliance on sheepskin rafts for river crossings. Nowadays, multiple bridges span the river across downtown Lhasa, reflecting the region's rapid progress in transportation and urban development. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

This aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2025 shows a bridge over the Lhasa River, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. During the 1950s, the first bridge over the Lhasa River was built, ending the reliance on sheepskin rafts for river crossings. Nowadays, multiple bridges span the river across downtown Lhasa, reflecting the region's rapid progress in transportation and urban development. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A stitched panoramic aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2025 shows bridges over the Lhasa River in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. During the 1950s, the first bridge over the Lhasa River was built, ending the reliance on sheepskin rafts for river crossings. Nowadays, multiple bridges span the river across downtown Lhasa, reflecting the region's rapid progress in transportation and urban development. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

This photo taken on July 30, 2025 shows a bridge over the Lhasa River, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. During the 1950s, the first bridge over the Lhasa River was built, ending the reliance on sheepskin rafts for river crossings. Nowadays, multiple bridges span the river across downtown Lhasa, reflecting the region's rapid progress in transportation and urban development. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

This file photo taken on Aug. 25, 1965 shows the inauguration ceremony of the Lhasa Bridge in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. During the 1950s, the first bridge over the Lhasa River was built, ending the reliance on sheepskin rafts for river crossings. Nowadays, multiple bridges span the river across downtown Lhasa, reflecting the region's rapid progress in transportation and urban development. (Xinhua)

A stitched panoramic aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2025 shows a bridge over the Lhasa River, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. During the 1950s, the first bridge over the Lhasa River was built, ending the reliance on sheepskin rafts for river crossings. Nowadays, multiple bridges span the river across downtown Lhasa, reflecting the region's rapid progress in transportation and urban development. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

This aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2025 shows a bridge over the Lhasa River, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. During the 1950s, the first bridge over the Lhasa River was built, ending the reliance on sheepskin rafts for river crossings. Nowadays, multiple bridges span the river across downtown Lhasa, reflecting the region's rapid progress in transportation and urban development. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Bridges over the Lhasa River are pictured in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 1, 2025. During the 1950s, the first bridge over the Lhasa River was built, ending the reliance on sheepskin rafts for river crossings. Nowadays, multiple bridges span the river across downtown Lhasa, reflecting the region's rapid progress in transportation and urban development. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)