Travel
27 Apr, 2008
Tibet/XiZang will receive foreign tourists soon
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Tibet will receive foreign tourists as soon as possible as all the conditions become mature, the Tourism Bureau of the Tibet Autonomous Region informed on April 27.
According to the Deputy Director of the Tourism Bureau of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the normal reception work of the tourism industry in Tibet was greatly disturbed by the [...]
6 Jan, 2008
Shopping at Tibet/XiZang
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1. What to buy
Popular things to buy here are carpets, daggers, jewelry, aprons and hats, all of which can be found in the famous Barkhor Street. The vendors on the street outside the Holiday Inn have basically the same range, but in smaller quantities and at higher prices. Besides this, plenty of department stores line [...]
3 Jan, 2008
Tibet/XiZang Travel Introduction
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Elevation extremes
Tibet, averaging more than 4,000 meters above sea level, forms the main part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and is well known as the "roof of the world." The Himalayas, ranging from east to west on the southern edge of the Tibet Plateau, run for 2,400 kilometers with an elevation of more than 6,000 meters. [...]
