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Tibet: 6 bln yuan invested to help 100,000 people move into new houses in 2014
By Claire WangTibet Autonomous Region allocated six billion yuan to build 72,000 affordable houses in 2014,which has improved the living conditions for almost100,000 people, according to the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural in Tibet.
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Black-necked Cranes in Lhasa （I）
By Mirenda WuThe local Tibetan people regard the black-necked crane as a holy and auspicious bird.
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Picturesque Nyingchi Prefecture
ByLinzhi, or Nyingchi, often referred to as the throne of the sun by local Tibetans, is indeed where the sun rises every day in Tibet.
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Intangible cultural heritage: Pusum woodblock printing in China's Tibet
ByIntangible cultural heritage: Pusum woodblock printing in China's Tibet -
Farmers celebrate Losar in Shigatse
By Karen LinDorje Wangdu(left), a farmer from Chusong Village, Shigatse City,, throwing barley on the Chemar – the traditional wooden box containing Tsampa and wheat decorated - to pray for a bumper harvest and celebrate Tibetan New Year, or Losar.
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China Focus: Tibetan Mastiff loses its shine in China
ByIn addition to a Lamborghini, a Tibetan Mastiff was once the accessory of choice for rich Chinese to flaunt their wealth. But the ancient breed seems to be losing its glamour as the trend subsides.
- 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.
