Smile to Your Guests,Smile to Yourself

As the warm winter sun shone on a weekday afternoon, a thin, middle-aged man sat at the Cosmo Bar, taking a break from the hustle and bustle of modern life. As the first General Manager of the newly opened Pullman Beijing West Wanda Hotel, Joseph W.C. Mak, a Hong Kong citizen with more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, was proud to see this hotel become operational in less than four     

The Pompeii of Tibet

THE Guge Kingdom in Ngari. Tibet, is discussed within archeological circles in similarly reverential tones as the Mayan Civilization and Pompeii. The three have in common that they were abruptly destroyed at their peak and obscured from the world for centuries. Also that when ex-     

The Train to Tibet

J UST one year ago, there were two choices of travel to Tibet. You could either dig deep for an expensive ? ight, or take your courage in both hands and travel by four-wheel drive vehicle along the bumpy, unsurfaced plateau road to the Roof of the World. But in July this year, a cheaper and more comfortable means of transport to Tibet became available – the train. The price of a train ticket from Beijing to Tibet is RMB 1,500 cheaper than ? ying.The Train Inhabitants of the Qinghai-Tib…     

The New Face of Tibet

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sunita Dwivedi, writer from India, visited Tibet on June 8-19,2005. After she went back home, Sunita Dwivedi wrote a story for Amar Ujala of India. Following is her story.     

The Truth About Tibet

正May 23 marked the 70th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet.During the past 70 years, Tibet has progressed together with the other regions of China, from a closed and underdeveloped society that practiced serfdom to a socialist region.Today, it has 116,600 km of highways, with most villages linked to them. The autonomous region is also connected with 130 domestic and international air routes.     

Sang Lan:Her Smile Brings Her Strength

NIGHTMARE;July21,1998.NewYork,theUnitedStatesofAmerica.Inthegymnasiumduringthe4thWorldGoodwillGames,a17-year-oldChineseathlete,SangLan,isonhertrialrunforthecomingwomen'shorse-vaultfinal.Shehaspreparedherbestyetchallengingroutine,ahandspring-frontsomersaultlayoutwithhalfturn-backsalto.Theroutinehasastandardgradingof9.9,themostdifficultratingbeing10.Aftersuccessfulfirstandsecondattempts,SangLaninsistsontryingthethird.Hercoachagrees.Swiftasanarrow,Sangdartstowardsthe1.1-meter-tallhorse.…     

Putting a Smile on the Face of Those Who Matter

<正>After the overwhelming success of Smile Asia Week in 2014,The Ritz-Carlton hotels of the Asia Pacific ran the program to raise funds for Operation Smile for a second year.From May 4 to 10,specially crafted cakes were sold to raise funds for the international medical charity that provides surgical aid to children with cleft lips or palates.The second Smile Asia Week was cel-     

西藏二元经济结构的实证分析

西藏城乡经济二元性十分明显.而在广大农牧区尚处于传统农牧业占绝对优势的一元经济阶段,现阶段西藏二元经济结构仅体现于城乡差别层面上,这有别于我国各地普遍存在的双重二元经济结构特征.城乡差距日益扩大的二元经济结构,已成为西藏和谐可持续发展的巨大障碍,采取各种有力措施统筹城乡均衡协调发展在西藏十分迫切.     

The Edgar Snow Memorial Foundation Tibet Trip

THE Edgar Snow Memorial Foundation comesto the PRC every year,and its members havebeen all over China .They thus witness China’sdevelopment,and pass on their observations tothe American people,promoting mutual understand—ing and friendship.This year.the China Society for     

The Making of the“Tibet lssue”

TIBET has been an integral part of China since the 13th century, when the Mongols unified the country and established the Yuan Dynasty （1271- 1368）. The central government placed the Tibetan region under its direct jurisdiction and set up three Offices of the Pacification Commission and the Chief Military Command to exercise control over Tibetan-inhabited regions.     

The Truth About the 1959 Tibet Rebellion

Editor＇s note： An armed rebellion occurred in Tibet in 1959. For many years, Tibetan separatists have continuously spread rumors to confuse the people and distorted the facts. How did the Tibet rebellion really occur？ Ngapoi Ngawang Jigmei, who was personally involved in the events, wrote an article in 1988 that revealed the facts. We reprint it here so that our readers can get a true understanding of this incident on the 50th anniversary of its occurrence.     

西藏产业结构调整与主导产业选择

本文以产业结构理论、产业结构调整的经济学基础为背景,对西藏产业结构调整的基本特征及调整方向进行了分析;利用比较优势理论,着重研究了西藏产业结构调整中应该如何选择其主导产业,并且用区位商法甄选出了西藏的主导产业,由此提出了西藏的主导产业应调整为旅游业、建筑业、藏医药业、绿色饮料业、采矿业等五大产业。     

Memories of Tibet

<正>Between1956and1980,Chen Zonglie,a retired photojournalist of Beijing Review,spent 24 years working at Tibet Daily.With his camareas of a rapidly changing Tibet.On the eve of the 60th anniversary     

Tibet Museum

THE Tibet Museum,located in the southeastern corner of NorbuLingka, Lhasa, is thefod of its kind in Tibet to be pro-vided with the latest in equipmentand facilities. One of 62 aid-Tibetprojects, it was completed andopened in October 1999.The Tibet Museum has a hugecollection of art treasures. Itsexhibits include prehistoric cultural relics, Buddhist,statues Carvedin various materials and in different postures, and Tibetan sutrashand written in powdered gold,silver and coral. There are al…     

Mysterious Tibet

At the center of the earth lies Tibet, where rivers originate from towering snow mountains, where soil is clean and unsullied, where people are brave and kind-hearted... - Quoted from ancient documents found in Dunhuang Grottoes     

Impressive Tibet

正After nearly 5 hours of flight from Beijing,our plane lands at Gonggar Airport in Lhasa,Tibet Autonomous Region.I am standing in China's extreme southwestern corner,almost4,000 km from the capital.The terrain here is mountainous.As soon as I step onto the ground,a strange atmosphere and very dry and strong winds greet me,and I am struck by     

Talking Tibet

The Tibet Pavilion provides a rare glimpse into the natural beauty and cultural majesty of Tibet.Tian Fuli,Director of the Tibet Pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai,spoke about the pavilion with Expo Weekly.     

1932年至1933年西藏的政局

1932年至1933年为十三世达赖喇嘛圆寂前两年,此时西藏地方发生了巨大的变革,即西藏政局对康、青战争的影响、十三世达赖喇嘛的“公开信”(告民众书)发布、西藏两大活佛系统之间的论争及国民政府的调解、九世班禅喇嘛返藏等。从这些事件的发生,可看到当时西藏政局的若干特征。     

交通与西藏经济发展实证研究

交通在区域经济发展中起着至关重要的作用。西藏和平解放50多年来,国家对西藏投入巨资,形成了较为完善的立体交通网络体系,促进了西藏区域内外人流、物流的交流。西藏经济发展突破交通“瓶颈”的制约后持续增强,西藏经济发展与交通发展相关性很强。今后需要在西藏交通发展的财政资金制度及配套保障方面进一步制度深化,以促进经济的持续性发展。