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The Qinghai-Tibet Railway has helped to boost the local restaurant, finance and telecom industries. It also promises that local authorities will strengthen their efforts to protect the environment, to prevent it from suffering under the pressure of increased tourism... |
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Building a railway into Tibet has long been a dream of the Chinese leaders. Experts examined four proposed schemes.Through repeated tests, experts have found a way to solve the permafrost problems by controlling the height of the railway foundations, building up an insulation layer, and erecting overpasses in certain areas... |
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After the May 4th Movement of 1919, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the leading republican revolutionary who had earlier been compelled to resign his position as president of the Republic of China (1912-1949), published a masterpiece of approximately 200,000 words-"Scheme for the Reconstruction of China". It was in this way that the Tibetan railway first... |
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We all get to know there is new option for us to chooce to enter Tibet since this July. It is train, the original, typical travel way in our mind... |
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Leading to its final destination in Lhasa, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway (QTR) is the world's highest and longest plateau railway. The completion of the QTR realizes a historical goal: a national railway extending to and through Tibet... |
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"Changtang" means "unused land in the north" in Tibetan. There is no tree in the place, but grass does grow there. Its core area, though called "no-man's land," is a world of vitality... |
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Lhasa, the capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region, has a history of more than 1,300 years. It is the political, economic, cultural and transport center of the region. Lhasa is home to the Tibetan, Han, and Hui peoples, as well as many other ethnic groups, but the Tibetan ethnic group makes up 87 percent of the total population... |
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The noted Yangbajain Geothermal Site and Hot Springs, located west of Yangbajain Town and skirted by the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, are only 90 km from Lhasa... |
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Damxung, located in the middle of Tibet, is 160km from the capital Lhasa. Tibetans regard it as the northern gate to the regional capital. In Tibetan, Damxung means "the choice place". It has the best grassland in Changtang and is the only county devoted to animal husbandry... |
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Nagqu is in the northern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region at longitude 84o55 'E and latitude 29o55 '-36o30 'N. It is embraced by the Tanggula, Nyainqentanglha and kangdese Mountains, and the snow-capped Dargo Mountain in the west and the Burgyi Mountain in the east, guarding the treasure land like two ferocious lions... |
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Amdo county lies at the foot of Tangula Mountain in north Tibet. With a total area of 26,017 square kilometers, Amdo hosts a population of 29,000 in 127 villages of 16 towns in 1 district... |
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The Tanggula Pass in Tibet is a mountain pass that rises to 5,072 m (16,640 ft) above sea level... |
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Sourced from Ge La Dan Dong Mountain at 6,621 meters above the sea level, Tuotuohe lies in Qinghai province. Here stands the largest bridge of Changjiang River headwaters... |
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With an average altitude of 4,000 meters, Wudaolaing is considered as the "life forbidden area". The average temperature in July here is 5.5 degree which ranks the lowest in China... |
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With an altitude of 4600 meters, Budongquan lies in Ke Ke Xi Li area of Qinghai province... |
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The Kunlun mountain pass is 160 kilometers to the south of Golmud, and the altitude rises from 2,800 meters to 4,700 meters abruptly and the temperature and air pressure drop accordingly... |
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Golmud has a population of about 120,000 and is the second largest city in Qinghai. The principal industry is potash processing, although the oil industry is growing in importance. Several oil fields with substantial oil reserves are located in the extreme western end of the Tsaidam Basin near Gas Hu (Gasikule Lake) about 450 kilometers west of Golmud... |
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Xi'ning is the capital of Qinghai Province. Xi'ning is one of good summer resorts of China, because it is very cool in summer time. Xi'ning has many ancient relics, including the Great Mosque, the Ta'er Lamasery, and the Beichan Temple. The special locally-made products include plush, blankets, and carpets... |
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