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Short film on Tibetan antelope protection wins first prize
By Ellen LiuThe documentary entitled "Who is killing the Tibetan antelopes?" won the first prize on Feb. 5 at the first "Wanfenglin International Short Film Festival" held in Xingyi, a county level city in Guizhou Province.
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Colorful prayer flag trees boost festival atmosphere in Lhasa
By Lucia SuAs the most ceremonious festival in Tibet approaches- the Tibetan New Year, or Losar- Tibetan residents begin to prepare for the festival by making colorful prayer flag trees, a custom reflecting their good wishes for the New Year.
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Traditions and taboos in Losar
By Mirenda WuOn the first day of Losar (Tibetan New Year), it is tradition for housewives to wake up early,around 5 o'clock, in order to prepare highland barley wine for the whole family.
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Qinghai Lake - the largest salt water lake in China
ByQinghai Lake, the largest salt water lake in China, lies in the Northeast of Qinghai Province. "Qinghai" means a blue sea in Mongolian. It is a fascinating inland alpine lake in Northwest China. -
Spring couplets popular in Lhasa
By Karen LinWith the Tibetan New Year approaching, famous Tibetan and Chinese calligraphers go to communities and write Tibetan and Chinese couplets for local residents in Lhasa.
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Daily life in northern Sichuan
ByA little Tibetan girl and her family members eat at a restaurant in the city of Dujiangyan in Sichuan Province in southwest China.
- Photo shows the animated version of Tibet travelling map drew by a famous Internet illustrator from southeast China's Fujian Province.
- 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.
Lens on picturesque Dzari Township in Tibet
Dzari Township, 2,800 meters above the sea level, is located in Luntse County of Lhoka Prefecture, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
Policies on Tibet
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30-year regional ethnic autonomy exhibit shows happy life in Tibet
A month-long exhibiton started from Nov. 17 at the Tibet Museum in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Law on Regional Ethnic Autonomy of the People's Republic of China – the legislation that created the Tibetan Autonomous Region.
