The Golmud-Lhasa section of Qinghai-Tibet railway line is 1,142 kilometers long, with 960 kilometers of it sitting at 4,000 meters above sea level. The protection of the fragile ecosystem ...
Sichuan-Tibet Highway is not easy for drivers to navigate ... the Tibetan Government in exile continues to lay claim to Qinghai and Western Sichuan. However, the rest of Kham has officially ...
Today the northern route, Highway 317, is blacktop. Near Lhasa it parallels the Qinghai-Tibet railway, highest in the world. The southern route, Highway 318, is also oiled. These highways are ...
Recent research by Chinese scientists highlights the significant effects of global climate change over the past 36 years on the lakes of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, including expansion, increased ...
Qinghai Hoh Xil, located in the northeastern extremity of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, is the largest and highest plateau in the world. This extensive area of alpine mountains and steppe systems is ...