Tibetan lawmaker calls for frank dialogues with EU
ByQiangba Puncog, chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Monday called for frank exchanges and dialogues with the European Union (EU) so as to eliminate misconception about the region.3 trapped in Tibet avalanche rescued
ByThree stressed-out hikers who were trapped for nearly two weeks in Yarlung Tsangpo River Canyon in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region are likely to receive adequate medication Tuesday, rescuers said.
Chinese actress leads campaign to help Tibetan kids
ByChina's leading actress Fan Bingbing raises a campaign to provide free medical operations to heart-disease suffering children from Tibet. She recently visited the Tibetan kids who have received heart disease treatment in Beijing on May 13.Light in darkness for blind Tibetan children
ByThe 15-year-old sang this song in Mandarin as a Mother's Day present on Sunday. Though her mother, a Tibetan, does not understand a word of China's official national language, she was happy to see the girl's cheerful face.
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- Lhasa, capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region, has a history of more than 1,300 years. It is the political, economic, cultural and transport center of the region.
- Nagqu lies in the northern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region at longitude 84o55 'E and latitude 29o55 '-36o30 'N. Nagqu falls within the sub-frigid zone and experiences extreme cold.
- Shigatse connects with three countries of Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim in the south, Ngari in the west, Nagqu in the north and Lhasa and Lhoka in the east.
- The Ngari Prefecture is located in the western part of the Tibetan Autonomous Region, at the center of the Changtang Plateau on the northern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
- Lhoka Prefrecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region is located between 9014'E-9422'E and 2708"N-2947"N.
- Located in the east of Tibet Autonomous Region,the Chamdo Prefecture covers an area of 108,600 square km.
- Nyingchi, "throne of the sun" in Tibetan, is located in southeast Tibet, where the Himalaya Mountains and Nyainqentanglha Mountains extend from west to east.
- The Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province has an area of 23,870 square kilometers and a population of 374,500 with 33.81 percent of them Tibetans.
- The Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province has an area of 45,000 square kilometers and a population of 664,300 with 33.93 percent of them Tibetans.
- The Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province has an area of 151,078 square kilometers and a population of 914,000 with 78.9 percent of them Tibetans.
- The Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province has an area of 84,200 square kilometers and a population of 851,000 with 54.5 percent of them Tibetans.
- The Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province has an area of 76,312 square kilometers and a population of 153,600 with 90.95 percent of them Tibetans.
- Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province has an area of 39,354 square kilometers and a population of 271,800.
- The Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province has an area of 44,500 square kilometers and a population of 413,400 with 57 percent of them Tibetans.
- The Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province has an area of 325,800 square kilometers.
- The Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province has an area of 18,900 square kilometers and a population of 218,200 with 65.2 percent of them Tibetans.
- The Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province has an area of 267,000 square kilometers and a population of 252,700.
2012 Nyingchi Peach Blossom Festival
The 2012 Nyingchi Peach Blossom Festival is scheduled to open on April 1.
