In Metog, a county in Xizang, a one-hour drive can take you from Arctic-like landscapes to tropical rainforests. It is home to the world's deepest canyon and lies on China's frontier with India.
Nineteen African railway officials and diplomats toured Qinghai-Xizang Railway this week to study high-altitude operations and technology transfer, kicking off a week-long exchange that Chinese officials hailed as a new bridge for China-Africa cooperation.
The Agreement of the Central People's Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet was signed in Beijing on May 23, 1951, marking a historic turning point for the region.
Some of my Tibetan friends joke that the reason I don't get altitude sickness, even at elevations around 5,000 meters, is because, in my previous life, I was Tibetan.
Foreign Buddhist practitioners and religious affairs officials said visits to key Tibetan sites and research institutions in China this week have deepened their understanding of the reincarnation system of Living Buddhas and the development of Tibetan Buddhism in the country.