UNESCO on Friday declared the Hoh Xil nature reserve in China’s Qinghai Province a natural heritage site in a controversial decision challenged by pro-Tibet activists. The Hoh Xil nature reserve, located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is home to over 200 animal species. More than 20 of them are state-protected, including the Tibetan antelope. It is … Read more
Face painted yellow and white with long braids draping her shoulders, a model in voluminous grey robes walks down the runway — an image of Tibetan grace in the heart of China’s political power. It was the first appearance of an ethnic Tibetan designer’s creation at Beijing’s twice yearly fashion week, now in its 20th … Read more
The Qinghai Art Museum formally opened to the public on Nov. 12, after three years of construction. Covering an area of 11,000 square meters and with an investment of nearly 100 million yuan (US$14.68 million), the museum has become one of the largest multi-functional cultural projects in northwest China’s Qinghai Province. Located in Xining, capital … Read more
Builders on Thursday finished work on the world’s highest road tunnel on the Sichuan-Tibet highway. Builders on Thursday finished work on the world’s highest road tunnel on the Sichuan-Tibet highway. The tunnel passes through the main peak of Chola Mountain which is 6,168 m above sea level, shortening the time from Chengdu, capital of Sichuan … Read more
Builders on Thursday finished work on the world’s highest road tunnel on the Sichuan-Tibet highway. The tunnel passes through the main peak of Chola Mountain which is 6,168 m above sea level, shortening the time from Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, to Nagqu in Tibet by two hours, and avoiding the most dangerous section on … Read more
Footage of a rare North-Chinese leopard in Tongtian River basin was captured for the first time in the northwestern province of Qinghai, according to local forestry bureau on Monday. The images were captured by an infrared camera installed as part of a biodiversity monitoring project on the headwaters of the Yangtze river in the province’s … Read more