LHASA - Southwest China's Tibet will spend 490 million yuan ($75 million dollars) over the next five years on the repair and protection of sites for the traditional Tibetan funeral practice of sky burial, local authorities said Wednesday.Sky burial is a Tibetan and Mongolian ceremony, whereby the de...

A section of the Lhasa River where Dam No 3 was built. Photo taken on July 22, 2015. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]LHASA - Sandstorm in Tibet? Sands blown up into the air from exposed riverbed of the Lhasa River in winter used to offer unpleasant experiences to both inhabitants and tourists, but a water ...

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--Tibet has adhered to the comprehensive decision-making about environment and development, boosting sustainable development. Tibet Autonomous Region has established a civilized development path characterized with developing production, enriched life and benign ecological conditions, insisting on vi...