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GLOBALink|World's first desert-railway loop line
Mar 18, 2021
New China TV

Construction of the world's first desert-railway loop line is underway in China's largest desert. The loop line will surround the Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China #GLOBALink

 

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科工力量
今天 13:00 来自 微博 weibo.com
【第二条进入墨脱县的公路建设进展顺利】第二条进入西藏林芝市墨脱县的公路——派墨农村公路建设进展顺利。目前，工程已累计完成投资10.47亿元。公路建成后，对加快西藏林芝市米林县和墨脱县的经济发展、推进旅游业等方面具有重要意义。（新华社记者 普布扎西 摄）

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[The second road construction into Medog County is progressing smoothly]
The second road entering the Medog County of Linzhi City, Tibet, is progressing smoothly. At present, the project has completed a total investment of 1.047 billion yuan. After the completion of the highway, it will be of great significance to speed up the economic development of Minlin County and Medog County in Linzhi City, Tibet, and promote tourism. (Xinhua News Agency reporter Pu Buzaxi)

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China Xinhua News @XHNews
China state-affiliated media

A highway passing through the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, known as the world's deepest canyon with a maximum depth of 6,009 meters, was completed in Tibet after almost 7 years of construction

Highway through world's deepest canyon completed in Tibet - Xinhua | English.news.cn

www.xinhuanet.com

12:01 AM · May 17, 2021

 

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People's Daily, China @PDChina
China state-affiliated media

To Better #Tibet: 70 years after the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet, the region in southwest China has witnessed the leapfrog development. Check the #infographic to know more about the improving livelihoods on the roof of the world.





12:00 PM · May 23, 2021

 

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Global Times @globaltimesnews
China state-affiliated media

A 294.86 kilometer-long #expressway connecting Nagqu county and Lhasa in Southwest China’s #Tibet can now service those looking to pass through after 3 years of construction. With an average altitude of 4,500 meters, it is the highest expressway in the world.




10:09 PM · Jun 20, 2021

 

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China News 中国新闻网 @Echinanews
China state-affiliated media

How beautiful the costumes are! The 5th #Tibetan Costume Culture and Art Festival was held in Qinghai Province, on Saturday. People dressed in Tibetan costumes with strong regional characteristics, showing the colorful and charming Tibetan culture.





6:00 PM · Jun 27, 2021

 

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World's longest desert-crossing expressway in full operation
Source: Xinhua| 2021-06-30 15:06:10|Editor: huaxia

URUMQI, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing-Urumqi Expressway, the longest desert-crossing expressway in the world, fully opened to traffic on Wednesday after the last section of the route in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was put into operation.

The expressway linking the Chinese capital Beijing and Urumqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang, has a total length of 2,800 km, with over 500 km passing through desert and no man's land.

Besides Beijing and Xinjiang, the expressway passes through four other provincial-level regions -- Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and Gansu in the north and northwest of China.

It cuts the road distance between Urumqi and Beijing by 1,300 km, making it the fastest road to cross north China.

Sections of the expressway in other provincial-level regions are already in operation. Due to the harsh natural environment and complex geological conditions, the desert-crossing part of the expressway in Xinjiang was the last to be completed.

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北极星电力网​

7-21 11:20​

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【“新疆三峡”工程首台机组并网发电】7月18日，被业内专家称为“新疆三峡”的新疆最大水利枢纽工程——中核集团新华发电公司阿尔塔什水利枢纽工程主电站首台机组并网发电，标志着阿尔塔什水利枢纽工程综合效益全面体现。网页链接​

Polaris Power Network
7-21 11:20 from Weibo

[The first unit of the "Xinjiang Three Gorges" project was connected to the grid for power generation]

On July 18, the first unit of the main power station of the Altash Water Conservancy Project of China National Nuclear Corporation Xinhua Power Company, the largest water conservancy project in Xinjiang, called the "Xinjiang Three Gorges" by industry experts, was connected to the grid for power generation. A milestone that manifest the comprehensive benefits of the Altash Water Conservancy Project.

 

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China News 中国新闻网 @Echinanews
China state-affiliated media

Lhorong County in #Tibet Autonomous Region abounds with highland barley. Traditionally, harvested highland barley was directly made into zanba. With the updated production technique, various highland barley products have been produced after further processing. #ForBetterLife





4:00 PM · Jul 26, 2021

 

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DNA analysis reveals amazingly well-preserved 4,000-year-old mummies were from genetically isolated Chinese tribe, not visitors from the West as previously thought

• Mummies dating from between 2,000 B.C. to 200 A.D. were uncovered in tombs in the Tarim Basin in northwest China
• Because of their Western features and unusual dress and diet, experts thought they were migrants from the Black Sea
• New genetic analysis indicates they weren't newcomers to the region, but direct descendants of Ancient North Eurasians
• Ancient North Eurasians largely disappeared by the end of the last Ice Age, about 11,550 years ago

By DAN AVERY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 17:41 EDT, 27 October 2021 | UPDATED: 17:54 EDT, 27 October 2021

-> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...lated-Chinese-tribe-not-Western-visitors.html

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China nurtures medical professionals for rural areas
Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia
2021-12-29 13:06:30

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- More than 63,000 Chinese students have been enrolled in a tuition-free bachelor program in medicine, part of the country's efforts to improve medical services in its central and western regions.

The program was aimed to address the shortage of doctors in rural areas, the Ministry of Education said at a press conference Wednesday. After graduation, the enrollees will be recruited by medical institutions in rural areas in the country's central and western regions.

According to the ministry, other education programs have been launched to attract university students to devote themselves to the country's drive to invigorate the development of rural regions.

 

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Longer and healthier lives in Tibet​

Jan 20, 2022
中国日报CHINADAILY官方频道OFFICIAL CHANNEL

In a wide ranging interview recently, senior Tibetan religious leader Drubkhang﹒Tubtan Khaidrub talked about the many great changes in Tibet in the past 70 years, especially in its healthcare.

Drubkhang is a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee. He is also vice-chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPPCC, vice-president of the Buddhist Association of China, executive vice-president of the Tibet branch of the Buddhist Association of China, and head of the Tibetan Buddhist Institute.

According to him, there were no modernized hospitals for the public except a handful of self-employed rural doctors before Tibet's democratic reform. Now, a healthcare network capable of providing outpatient, clinical and emergency medical services combining traditional Chinese medicine, local Tibetan medicine and Western medicine is in place, making it very convenient for people in Tibet to receive treatment.

The average life expectancy has increased from 35.5 years in 1951 to 71.1 years in 2019, according to the white paper titled "Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity" released in 2021.

Drubkhang also praised that the government has attached great importance to the wishes of religious people. Watch the video to learn more.