Sixty years after the 14th Dalai Lama, who fled China in the wake of a failed coup to resist the slave abolition reform, his following among people in Tibet is waning.

After attending the 5th World Buddhism Forum held in Fujian Province, the 11th Panchen Lama Erdeni Choskyi Gyalpo visited Fuzhou, Putian, Longyan, Xiamen, and Ninde to do surveys and conduct Buddhist activities.

Since its opening in 2006, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been serving as an important driving force for the economic development of Tibet.

Wang Yang sent a congratulatory letter to the Fifth World Buddhist Forum, which opened in Putian, east China's Fujian Province.

The Tibet regional government has helped over 20,000 poor women start a business or find work in the past five years, as the female employment rate surpasses 40 percent.

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Xizang Minzu University on the 60th anniversary of its founding in a letter on Monday.

The Tibet autonomous region will put environmental conservation ahead of tourism development, officials said at the Fourth China Tibet Tourism and Cultural Expo, which is scheduled to close on Tuesday.

On August 23, Dawa and his family welcomed a very important guest to their home: the Panchen Lama Erdeni Choskyi Gyalpo.