Exploring harmony in Xizang’s growth, culture & nature – by Harold Weldon, Global Times.Beijing, China, April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In September 2023, I was honored to travel to China's Xizang ...

In the center of Lhasa, Jokhang Temple stands as the most important religious site in Xizang. Approaching the temple, I noticed, through the crowds of pilgrims, the scent of juniper in the air and ...

Barkhor Street is one big circular street that goes around Jokhang Temple and is filled to the brim with shops and stalls catering to those who want to take a little piece of Tibet home.

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is both the head of state and the spiritual leader of Tibet. He was born on 6 July 1935, to a farming family, in a small hamlet located in Taktser, ...

Explore the Tibetan Plateau—home to Everest, rich Buddhist heritage, and breathtaking landscapes known as the Roof of the ...

It's hard to miss Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This grand, imposing structure stands more than 12,000 feet above sea level on Marpo-ri, or Red Hill, in the middle of central Lhasa.