Putting travel to Himalayas on your Bucket List
By Katherine ZhangIn the Hollywood film "Bucket List", When he was informed he had no more than a year left, Carter made a list of his wishes before his death, and one of them is to "witness something majestic" on the Himalayas.China completes field research of wild herbs
ByA release from the Qinghai Provincial Bureau of Science and Technology said Chinese researchers have taken more than 1,000 wild herb specimens and captured 100,000 digital photos during their six-year study.
Sorcerer's dance held in Sagya Monastery
By Mirenda WuA solemn "sorcerer's dance" ceremony was held in Sagya Monastery in Tibet, southwestern China, on January 22.Curing broken heart with altitude sickness
By Katherine ZhangThere are many reasons for going to Tibet when one is depressed. Tibet is described as paradise for its heartshaking natural beauty, praying banners connecting human beings and gods, hospitable Tibetan and pious pilgrims.
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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.
Heart Trip to Tibet
"A heart trip to the beautiful Tibet" is a net explorer's expression of admiration towards the mysterious place.
