"New Era, New Xizang, New Journey"

Astounding development achieved in Xizang while its cultural assets revitalized under BRI

A group of diplomats, media professionals and other international visitors have gathered in Tibet to see how China’s Belt and Road initiative is bringing benefits to the region. The visit comes ahead of the 2023 Xizang Development Forum in Beijing, scheduled for May 23.

Since May 23, 1951, the Agreement of the Central People’s Government and the Local Government of Xizang (Tibet) on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Xizang (also called 17-Article Agreement) was signed, after 72 years, the Xizang Autonomous Region in Southwest China has seen remarkable progress and achieved astounding development.

Now, the region enjoys a stable social environment, economic and cultural prosperity, and a sound eco-environment in which local residents are enjoying much happier lives.

WHEN Princess Wencheng traveled all the way from Xi’an, the capital of the Tang Empire, to Xizang over 1,300 years ago, she could not have imagined Lhasa would become an important destination for pilgrims from the world.

“Xizang never been isolated from cultural exchanges”

Inspired by history, the diplomats said today’s Belt and Road Initiative(BRI)

Chinese expedition reaches world's highest peak

A Chinese expedition team reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma on May 23, as they look to carry out scientific research on the world’s highest peak.

A total of 170 scientists are conducting research on water, ecology and human activities, aiming to reveal the mechanism of environmental change and optimize the ecological security barrier system on the plateau.

Dubbed “the roof of the world” and “water tower of Asia,” the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is an important ecological security barrier in China. It is also a natural laboratory for conducting research on the evolution of the Earth and life, the interaction among spheres and the relationship between man and Earth.

According to the is an important vehicle to continue and enhance bilateral collaboration.

“There were many people coming from Nepal for business here. Some of them are still here. The BRI’s main role is the connectivity and the enterprise structural development. So developing the enterprise structure in Xizang will also help Nepal, “ said Bishnu

Pukar Shrestha, Ambassador of Nepal to China.

Despite its remoteness and inaccessibility, Xizang has never been isolated from cultural exchanges throughout the history. In the New Era, Xizang will promote cultural connectivity and revitalize cultural assets under the BRI.

Environmental protection in Xizang’s village praised

During the stay in Nyingchi, diplomats praised Xizang’s efforts to balance development with environmental protection.

“This is my first visit to Xizang.

From what I’ve seen, the way the communities and villages of Xizang have grown and been alleviated from poverty. While in that process of development, they are also safeguarding their environment,” said Manasa Tagicakibau Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji to China.

village. We cut trees every year and follow regulations by planting new ones. No house is built on farmland. It’s part of Tibetan culture that people need to respect and revere nature, ” said Zhou Linfengm,the leader of Zhaxigang Village Working Team.

Residents’ well-being improved via infrustructure enhanced

Recalling the times when villagers could not transport willow trees due to road blockages amid heavy snow, Oizhu Doje, a resident of Baka Village in Ngari Prefecture now appreciates the asphalt road that became operational at the end of 2020. “The willow trees brought an income of 910,000 yuan (around $130,000) for villagers the year after the asphalt road was put into use,” said Oizhu Doje

▲A boy carries his skateboard at a village in Shuanghu county, Tibet autonomous region, to prepare for his move to a new home, July 13, 2022. This is part of the region’s efforts to relocate high-altitude herdsmen to new homes to protect the environment. (Xinhua) law on ecological conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the state encourages and supports scientific investigation and research on the plateau, and promotes long-term research to grasp the ecological background of the plateau and its changes.

On Apr 26, 2023, Chinese lawmakers voted to adopt a landmark law on ecological conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It imposes penalties on travellers who litter on the plateau, ensuring the “roof of the world” is ready to welcome more visitors to explore the local culture in a clean and beautiful environment.

“We have 314 people in 67 households. And there are 51 family hotels. You barely see any garbage in our

What Baka village has experienced is not the only example to epitomize how Xizang has sought to accelerate the infrastructural building to improve its residents’ well-being.

Tsering Lhamo, headmaster of a special education school in the region’s Nagchu city, said that her school is now covered with a heating system funded by the government. “Thanks to the heating system and air conditioners provided by the government, our students and teaching faculties no longer have to suffer cold in the winter in school,” said Tsering Lhamo, “all the students at the schools are exempt from paying school fees, accommodation fees, and costs for food, and they are provided with various vocational training skills as well,” she added.