More Lhasa residents shopping online for New Year

During the event, shopping malls offer free delivery depending on the amount purchased.

Champa Chodrak, a delivery man for a supermarket, said: "Usually, I have to make 10 to 15 deliveries a day. These days the number has more than doubled."

The region has seen rapid growth in its e-commerce and logistics industries in recent years.

Since 2016, when a series of preferential policies on e-commerce were launched by all levels of government in the region, 19 large e-commerce and logistics companies have opened branches in Tibet, according to the region's latest government work report.

The report also reveals that during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) period, e-commerce services achieved coverage throughout the region and online retail sales reached more than 20 billion yuan ($3.1 billion), up by 20 times compared with the end of 2015.

More residents of the region are opting for online shopping. Even villagers near Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the West, can make online purchases and receive deliveries.

Yeshi Chodron, a resident of Lhasa, said she has been shopping online for years thanks to the booming e-commerce sector and efficient logistics services in the region.