In pics: first day of Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, China's Xizang People pose for a group photo in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje) A man in Tibetan costumes eats from chema box, a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, which symbolizing abundant harvest, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)Residents in Tibetan costumes present highland barley wine in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)The newly decorated Potala Palace is pictured in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs.  The electricity consumption in southwest China's Xizang totaled 15.417 billion kWh in 2024, up 13.93% YoY, posting the fastest growth across the country. Xizang basically achieved full clean energy supply by end-2024, with clean energy power generation accounting for over 99% of its total power generation: latest data

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My journey through Xizang: a contrast to Western narratives Earlier this year, I was pleased to visit Xizang and witness China's efforts in promoting unity among different ethnic groups with my own eyes. During my time there, I observed certain realities of Xizang that contrast sharply with the narratives often presented in the West. Xizang is not the marginalized and backward region I initially thought; instead, it boasts impressive infrastructure and reflects the Chinese government's respect for the religious and cultural life of the Tibetan people. Several aspects impressed me during my recent visit. The first was education. I was surprised to find that Xizang has a publicly funded education system that covers school meals, lodging, and tuition from kindergarten to senior high school, ensuring equal educational opportunities for all children. I visited a public boarding school where many students were doing homework in the classroom, learning in both Tibetan and Putonghua. In certain countries, minority languages are not respected, but in the schools that we visited, minority languages are valued. I also had discussions with students in vocational training. By providing practical skills, students can become productive members of society, even if they do not pursue academic courses in university. I was also impressed by the level of development in Xizang, particularly the infrastructure, which astonished me since I had never been to such a mountainous region before. The breathtaking high altitude was notable, yet the overall infrastructure, including the roads, was well-maintained. We also visited a village whose residents had relocated from arid areas. China has helped millions escape poverty, and this village exemplifies those efforts. The local government established a modern community there, providing factory jobs that enable residents to access employment and services. When people read some of the international human rights instruments, they should

In pics: first day of Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, China's Xizang People pose for a group photo in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje) A man in Tibetan costumes eats from chema box, a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, which symbolizing abundant harvest, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)Residents in Tibetan costumes present highland barley wine in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)The newly decorated Potala Palace is pictured in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs.  The electricity consumption in southwest China's Xizang totaled 15.417 billion kWh in 2024, up 13.93% YoY, posting the fastest growth across the country. Xizang basically achieved full clean energy supply by end-2024, with clean energy power generation accounting for over 99% of its total power generation: latest data

Xizang schools start new semester two months after earthquake Students from three severely-shattered townships chorus with students from Beijing, capital of China, and Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, via video link during a ceremony marking the new semester at a temporary site in Dingri County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 5, 2025. Two months after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Dingri County, home to the northern base camp of the world's highest peak, Mount Qomolangma, thousands of children were able to return to class to start the new semester, as builders raced against time in conducting reconstruction work. Students from the 79 schools affected by the earthquake resumed classes as scheduled on Wednesday, together with all other students in the city of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. These 79 schools in the county suffered various degrees of damage during the quake, which claimed 126 lives back in January. Among these, 76 schools have met safety standards after being repaired and reinforced. Meanwhile, a trio of primary schools in three severely-shattered townships in Dingri require complete reconstruction. These schools transferred 1,479 students to four other sites for the start of the new semester this week. Two months after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Dingri County, home to the northern base camp of the world's highest peak, Mount Qomolangma, thousands of children were able to return to class to start the new semester, as builders raced against time in conducting reconstruction work. Students from the 79 schools affected by the earthquake resumed classes as scheduled on Wednesday, together with all other students in the city of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. These 79 schools in the county suffered various degrees of damage during the quake, which claimed 126 lives back in January. Among these, 76 schools have met safety standards after being repaired and reinforced.