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New beetle discovered in Potala Palace structures
December 26, 2025
Researchers recently identified a new genus and species of insect within the iconic wooden structures of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, according to a report by Xizang Daily.
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Lhasa wetland reserve recognized as world's highest altitude wetland
December 22, 2025
The Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, has officially been recognized by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA) as the world's highest-altitude urban natural wetland, authorities announced on Dec 20 in Lhasa.
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World's highest urban wetland a global model
December 22, 2025
As the sun bathed the Potala Palace in golden light on Saturday morning in Lhasa, the capital of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, it also set the nearby Lhalu wetland shimmering, with the cold air giving way to the warmth of a new day.
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Scientific study drives law to protect ecology of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
November 20, 2025
The second Qinghai-Tibet scientific expedition has become a driving force behind ecological protection legislation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, academicians said at a news conference in Lhasa.
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High-altitude mission to be proud of
October 10, 2025
For more than a decade, Dradul has worked as a guardian of a wetland near Mapam Yumco Lake, which, nestled at an altitude of over 4,500 meters in Burang county of Ngari prefecture, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, is the world's highest freshwater lake.
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Himalayan Flower Fairy: Butterflies
August 15, 2025
Nestled at the foot of the Himalayas, Xizang autonomous region boasts one of the planet's best-preserved ecosystems.
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Lhasa earns prestigious wetland city recognition
July 29, 2025
Lhasa, the capital of the Xizang autonomous region, has been recognized as an International Wetland City, a title granted under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Xizang Daily reported.
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Xizang ramps up plateau ecosystem preservation
July 22, 2025
Yu Wenhao, project manager of an intelligent monitoring platform of the Tangbei area of Sanjiangyuan National Park, can still vividly recall the hurdles he faced while building a monitoring station right at the headwaters of the Yangtze River.