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Raising yaks in northwest Sichuan's Ruoergai

At Ruoergai, myriad shades of green can make you forget your worries.Fifty-two-year-old Gedun Tashi is Tibetan. He has lived on this grassland all his life. His day begins when most people are still asleep, riding on horseback to move his 4...

2019-10-29

Expect the unexpected, without surprise, in Tibet

Craft beer. Red wine. Pineapples.Yak burgers. Burger King. Harley-Davidson.Most folks would find at least many of these prospects enjoyable.But few would immediately associate them with the Tibet autonomous region.Many people instead envisi...

2019-08-26

Rich tapestry of tenacity

The story of Wei Yaping and her husband, Tsetan Sharpa, who run a thriving Tibetan-rug business, is also about overcoming cultural differences and succeeding, Daqiong and Palden Nyima report in Lhasa.It was butter tea-not her fluent Tibetan...

2019-08-22

Discover China: Mysterious tribe's road to modernity

Tucked away in a virgin forest on the southeast fringe of the Tibetan plateau bordering Myanmar and India, the Deng people, a tribe of only about 1,600 in China, lived a primitive life just several decades ago.From slash-and-burn farming an...

2019-08-22

Making a song and dance about it

Taking place across the ethnic Tibetan regions of China, traditional Guozhuang battles feature hundreds of colorfully dressed performers singing in complex group styles in a contest that can last for hours, if not days, Fang Aiqing reports.

2019-08-15

British adventurer finishes 6,400km Yangtze River trek on foot

The British adventurer and extreme athlete Ash Dykes arrived in Shanghai on Monday afternoon, finishing the 350-day and 6,400-kilometer-long journey to become the first person in the world to walk the entire length of China's Yangtze Ri...

2019-08-14

Yak Museum gives curator lots to talk about

A part of Tibetan life for centuries, the revered animals provide food, clothing, labor and transport.

2019-08-12

Feature: Monks slam dunk on the plateau

It was a hot summer day in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, but outdoor basketball courts were packed with athletic young men.The basketball facilities are located in a public park in the northern part of the...

2019-08-08

Across China: Good hair day in the Himalayas

In a courtyard amid the snow-capped mountains in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Tenzin Sonam skillfully cuts the hair of a client, with several others waiting in line."See, after getting a short haircut, you look much more e...

2019-08-04

Photographer records Tibet with passion

Photographer Hu Guoqing has been closely following and capturing life in Tibet for more than ten years, travelling to the region eight times. His most recent visit included a trip to the Langmu Temple in Gannan, where he observed the grand ...

2019-08-03

Wuhan heart doctors heal far and wide

Experts from Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital in Central China's Hubei province have travelled thousands of kilometers across the nation to conduct examinations on children with congenital heart diseases and carry out surgeries free of charge,...

2019-07-26

A love letter to the 18-year-old "Tour of Qinghai Lake"

Following is a love letter from Xinhua reporter Li Linhai to the 18-year-old Tour of Qinghai Lake cycling race, which is contested across Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia from July 14 to 27 over 13 stages with a distance of 1,631 kilometers.

2019-07-26