Travel News

• Sichuan's Tibetan Region Gets Tourism Facelift

  The Tibetan areas of western Sichuan in Southwest China, have been earmarked as part of a world tourist destination that boasts the potential of attracting 600,000 tourists a year by 2020.

• Tibet Wins Two Awards in Beijing Int'l Tourism Expo

  The Tibetan delegation won the "Best Booth" and "Best Organisation" awards at the 12th Beijing International Tourism Expo just closed recently.

• First Privately Owned Museum Opens in Tibet

  The Chojor Ancient Weapons Museum, is in Gyama town, which is about 70 kilometers from the regional capital, Lhasa. The town is also known as the birthplace of the famous seventh century Tibetan king, Songtsan Gampo.

• Teacher Finds Love, Life Calling in Tibet

  Leader of volunteers finds fulfilling career working with children who are eager to learn. Zhang Jingchuan said that seeing children smile in Tibet is like finding the most beautiful flowers in the world. For the past three years, Zhang, 48, a teacher from Henan Normal University, has led three...

• Chengdu, the Second Fastest-growing Tourist Destination Worldwide

  Chengdu in Sichuan province has recorded significant increase in the number of international tourists visiting the city over the past seven years, becoming the second fastest-growing tourist destination in the world, with a cumulative annual international visitor growth rate of 20.7 percent.

• China Chengdu and Daegu Korea Become Twin Cities

  Chengdu city in Sichuan province decided on June 29 to twin with South Korean city of Daegu. It is Chengdu’s 27th twin city. The two cities will sign the partnership agreement this year with a view to further enhance their cooperation in trade, tourism, education and culture, according to...

• Lhasa Sees Doubling Int'l Tourists from January to June

  Lhasa, capital of Tibet, welcomed 41,804 international tourists in the first six months this year, 127 percent more than the same period last year. Overall, the city hosted about 2.8 million tourists from January to June. During this period tourists spent 3.3 billion yuan (about 539.5 million...

• Tibet Airline Transports 25 Million Passengers in 50 Years

  The statistics on Jun. 30, 2015 shows staff of Tibet Airline unloading passengers' baggage in Gongkar Airport in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. Over the past 50 years, Tibet Airline has transported about 25 million passengers, arranged 206,000 flights, and handled...

• Flights from Daocheng to Chengdu, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Kunming Opened

  At 6:30 A.M. Of June 24th, the taking Pfizer flight No. 3U8171 from Kunming Changshui Airport indicated the initiative flight from Kangding Airport and Daocheng Yading Airport. Flight from Chengdu, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Kunming to these two airports enlarged the air roads to and from Tibetan Areas...

• Sichuan International Airshow Will be Held in Deyang in September 2017

  Reporters learned from Sichuan Bureau of Expo Affairs that on the just ending 51st International Paris Airshow, Deyang Municipal Government has signed cooperation framework agreement with Famborough International and EU Project Innovation Center to jointly create a brand new international...