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• Tibet Cracks down on Scalpers and Illegal Tour Guides outside Potala Palace

  A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Potala Palace in Lhasa was built by Tibetan King Songtsa Gambo in the seventh century and expanded in the 17th century by the Dalai Lama.

• Extra Train Services Added Between Lhasa, Xigaze for Tourists

  LHASA - Two extra train services will be added between Lhasa and Xigaze of Tibet autonomous region from Sunday to meet tourist demand, local rail authorities said on Friday.

• Tibet County Aims to Stamp out Tourist Graffiti at Qomolangma

  Dingri County in Tibet that is home to the world's highest mountain is taking steps to stop graffiti by visitors at the peak's tourism hot spots. It's said on Tuesday that it has had enough of visitors leaving their marks at the scenic spots on Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest in the West.

• Ancient Coins Unearthed in Everest Temple

  LHASA -- More than 5,500 coins believed to be more than 200 years old have been unearthed during renovation work in a monastery near the base of Mount Everest in Tibet.

• 5.5-magnitude Earthquake Hits Tibet

  BEIJING -- A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit Changdu in Tibet at 9:15 am on Wednesday, said the China Earthquake Networks Center.

• Student Mountaineers of Peking University to Challenge Qomolangma

  The Mountaineering Association of Peking University on Wednesday announced an ambitious expedition to climb the world's highest peak, Qomolangma, as part of the celebration of the renowned university's 120-year anniversary in 2018.

• Exhibition of Tibetan Thangka Painting Held in Lhasa

  More than 50 works of Tibetan Thangka painting created by master Norbu and his students are on display at an exhibition in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, May 3, 2016. Thangka, a Tibetan scroll-banner depicting various kinds of contents, is known as a Tibetan...

• Xinjiang-Tibet Highway: One of the World's Highest Motorable Roads

  the Xinjiang-Tibet Highway passing through mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. As one of the world's highest motorable roads, Xinjiang-Tibet Highway, or China National Highway 219, connects Xinjiang and southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region with an average...

• Tibet's Transport Links See Great Improvement

  The Tibet autonomous region has given a huge boost to its transportation links through new railways, airports and highways, Tibetan legislator Qizhala said on Tuesday.

• South Wenjiang Ancient Wall in Chengdu Sichuan

  Chengdu's Wenjiang district contains an historic portion of the ancient walls on Wenquan Road. The relics have witnessed the city's ups and downs over the past 1400 years.