Metog county in the Tibet autonomous region has recently replanted hundreds of wild orchids and worked to raise awareness of the importance of protecting the flower, according to the county government.
A 24-hour self-service library using a facial recognition system opened to the public in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, on Wednesday, as part of an effort to promote reading.
The Tibet autonomous region saw steady economic growth in 2021, with GDP reaching more than 200 billion yuan ($32 billion) — an increase of about 6.7 percent year-on-year in comparable prices, Tibet Daily reported.
The Tibet autonomous region reported year-on-year growth of 10 percent in foreign trade in the first three months of this year, with its total import and export value at about 1.13 billion yuan ($177 million), China News Service reported.
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region saw its foreign trade surge 10 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, according to new data from local customs.
The Tibet autonomous region achieved remarkable results in passing on and protecting traditional culture last year, according to a cultural work conference held recently in the regional capital, Lhasa.
The Tibet autonomous region, which has been encouraging its residents to read more, now has more than 5,400 rural libraries and 1,700 monastic libraries, an official said at a news conference recently in Lhasa.
