China's largest saltwater lake to attrac...

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 16, 2019 shows the frozen Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland saltwater lake, in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang) China's largest inland sal

China's largest saltwater lake to attrac...

XINING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China's largest inland saltwater lake is expected to attract a large number of tourist as ice begins to melt on the lake surface. The Qinghai Lake, situated in northwest C

Scenery along the 'sky road': A trip abo...

For centuries, Tibet has not been explored as much by the outside world due to its remote location, extreme climate and geographic environment. Since the initial launch of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway i

Museum in Beijing exhibits relics from Q...

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Capital Museum in Beijing is hosting an exhibition about the cultural and historical development of northwest China's Qinghai Province, focusing particularly on its

Chinese plateau province population quad...

The population of the plateau province of Qinghai in northwest China has exceeded 6 million, four times the number 70 years ago when the People Republic of China (PRC) was founded. By the end of 201

Chinese plateau province population quad...

XINING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The population of the plateau province of Qinghai in northwest China has exceeded 6 million, four times the number 70 years ago when the People Republic of China (PRC) wa

China Focus: Trees record glacier change...

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- After using satellites and cameras, Chinese researchers have managed to use tree ages to accurately record glacier changes that happened centuries ago in the Qinghai-Tib

Across China: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau reco...

BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have found that the lake water storage in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau increased by 140.8 cubic kilometers from 1990 to 2013. Lake water storage change

Political advisor calls for improved eco...

A national political advisor Saturday called on authorities to improve the ecology and environment observation system of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Jiang Zuojun, vice chairperson of the Zhigong Party Ce

Political advisor calls for improved eco...

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- A national political advisor Saturday called on authorities to improve the ecology and environment observation system of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Jiang Zuojun, vice chairpe