Travel News
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Tibetan Antelopes Begin Migration
- Tibetan antelopes, which are first-class national protected, are no exception. The antelopes begin their migration each year from the end of April to early June, when Changthang is in its most beautiful time and food is most abundant. Prior to this, they spend nearly a month in gathering together...
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Chinese Tibetan Culture Forum Kicks off in Nepal
- A two-day Chinese Tibetan culture forum started here in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Nepali Deputy Prime Minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara inaugurated the event with the presence of culture experts, politicians, media personnel and diplomats, among others.
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Tibetans in Lhasa Embrace Holy Month of Saga Dawa
- LHASA - Tibetans on Friday embraced the first day of the fourth month in the Tibetan calendar, which marks the beginning of the holy month of Saga Dawa, the anniversary of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death.
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Elderly Panda Dies at Age 34 in Chengdu, Sichuan, Southwest China
- CHENGDU -- The oldest female giant panda at the Chengdu Research & breeding base in Southwest China's Sichuan province has died at the age of 34, the base announced Thursday.
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Bird's-eye Views by Helicopter are Coming to Tibet
- A helicopter tour service will be launched in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, in August to allow tourists to view the plateau landscape from the sky.
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Experiencing Chengdu Culture at Concert in Berlin
- A Sichuan-born artist performs the Sichuan Opera at the China Cultural Center in Berlin, Germany, on May 14, 2017.
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A New Airbus A350 Model Arrives in Chengdu for Display
- Chengdu, a megacity in western China, has committed to expanding its railway and flight transport services to better support the Belt and Road Initiative. The Chengdu-Europe Express Railway Service will make more than 1,000 journeys in 2017, up from 460 journeys last year, according to local...
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Reviving a Centuries-old Tradition in Tibet
- After being supplanted by modern exercise books, Tibetan writing boards are making a comeback. Traditional Tibetan writing boards largely fell out of favor two decades ago as modern paper became more widely available, but today they are witnessing an unexpected revival.
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Prospering by Preserving a Time-honored Craft in Tibet
- Many Tibetans consider it a luxury to drink tea from a traditional silver-plated wooden bowl. Yet few know where these bowls are made - in the Tibet autonomous region's lowlands, such as eastern Nyingchi prefecture.
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Tibet Airport Able to Accommodate Large Planes Overnight
- LHASA -- Konggar Airport in Tibet, one of the highest-altitude airports in China, was able to accommodate a Tibet Airlines wide-body Airbus 330 aircraft overnight for the first time, the airline announced Wednesday.