Editor's note: China is marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet autonomous region. In the coming weeks, China Daily will bring you in-depth reports about developments in the region in the past half-century, focusing on culture and religion, environmental protection and eco-tourism.
Meng Fanhua believes that the greatest achievement of his life was completing a two-day walk around the base of Mount Kailash, a holy mountain in Ngari prefecture, in western Tibet, last year.
In many parts of Africa, animals such as the rhino and elephant are slaughtered for their precious ivory horns. Monkeys and leopards are hunted for their beautiful skins. Many other animals also die, en masse, just for profits.
Bian Xiaoxing will always remember the day she disentangled the body of a pregnant Tibetan antelope from a wire fence during a fieldwork trip in the Changtang Nature Reserve in Ngari prefecture in the Tibet autonomous region.
Climb onto the roof of an urban apartment or office block to watch the night sky, and you are unlikely to see anything because of the bright city lights glaring from below.
Beijing topped the traffic congestion list of 45 major domestic cities in the second quarter, and the frequent use of ride-hailing services was cited in a report as a major reason.
A national project to build early warning systems for earthquakes and rapid reporting of quake intensity will install equipment at Sichuan provincial earthquake bureau, which is at the center of regional seismic activity.
The government of a village in northwestern China's Shaanxi province that is susceptible to landslides has launched a major resettlement of residents after one of the disasters left nine people dead and 56 others missing earlier this month.
An innovative online platform that provides services for prospective drivers was launched this month in Shenzhen, allowing driving students to book classes directly with instructors.
President Xi Jinping, in his role as chairman of the Central Military Commission, approved honors for two military units and one individual for outstanding service, a statement released on Wednesday said.
"I am a child of internment," George Cautherley said. "My mother told me I was conceived in a brothel hotel in the western district of Hong Kong."
The Chinese navy completed its first overseas joint beach landing drill on Tuesday as part of an ongoing marine exercise with Russia.
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