Tibet Bus Fares to Remain the Same during 2008 Chinese Spring Festival
According to Lhasa Coach Station, bus fares in Tibet are to remain the same during the 2008 Chinese Spring Festival Holiday - a peak season of passenger flow in China.
With the increase of oil cost, most provinces and cities in China have decided to raise the bus fares during the next Spring Festival Holiday. However, in regarding to the drastic competition of Tibet railway, passenger transport capacity and other aspects, Tibet bus fares would not be raised.
It is said that the peak season of Tibet bus transport would come next January. In addition, recently hard seat tickets of trains from Lhasa to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Lanzhou and Xining are in demand. And all train fares in China will not change during the Spring Festival Holiday.
- 7:54 P.M. EST, Dec 9, 2007
Shannan: Yarlung Commercial & Cultural Exchange Festival to Held
The weeklong 2007 Yarlung Commercial & Cultural Exchange Festival will be held in the cradle of Tibetan civilization - Shannan on Dec 1st.
The Shannan Commodities Trade Fair and Yarlung Culture Festival, which are both important traditional festivals of the region, used to be held individually. It was last year that the two began to be combined. During the festival, various distinctive local artistic performances will be staged every day. In addition, there will also be a trade fair of local products of Tibet. The participant merchants are from all regions of Tibet and other places, such as Jiangsu, Sichuan and Ningxia.
- 1:53 A.M. EST, Nov 30, 2007
China-Nepal Direct Coach to Recover Next Year
It is reported that the Sino-Nepal direct coach (Lhasa - Katmandu) is to recover running from Jan 1, 2008. There will be one bus a week, with a fare of 70 dollars.
China-Nepal bus line is the first international bus route opened between the two countries. It had been opened since May 1, 2005, but suspended for a time during the year 2006. - 2:03 A.M. EST, Nov 26, 2007
Communication Network Covers All Climbing Routes on Mt. Everest in China
On November 13th, the testing of China Mobile network achieved success at the 6,500-meter (21,325-feet) station on Mt. Everest, the highest one in the world. Now all the camps and climbing routes on the mountain within China have been covered by the mobile network, which guarantees the communication when 2008 Beijing Olympic torch is relayed on Mt. Everest.
- 1:21 A.M. EST, Nov 14, 2007
Tibet Railway: Advance Ticket Sale Service Opened in Golmud
Recently Qinghai-Tibet Railway Company has opened the advance ticket sale service in Golmud City, Qinghai Province.
During the pre-sale period of 10 days, passengers in Golmud can buy tickets of trains departing from Xining Railway Station, and from the next railway station (e.g. tickets for Xining – Beijing and Beijing – Shanghai). Besides, tickets for trains from Xining to Lhasa, from Xining to Golmud, or the return trips are also accessible.
In addition, for the convenience of transference to other trains, the company has also adjusted the departure time of No. N911/2 (Golmud - Xining) trains. The running time of No. N912 is now from 19:30 to 07:12.
- 1:50 A.M. EST, Nov 9, 2007
Shigatse: Xiangba Tibetan Opera Listed Chinese National Intangible Cultural Heritage
Recently, Xiangba Tibetan Opera of Namling County, Shigatse has been formally listed into the first group of National Intangible Cultural Heritage by State Council and Ministry of Culture of China.
Xiangba Tibetan Opera is among the four genres of blue-mask Tibetan operas, with a long history of 700 years. It is a very distinctive kind of art that has absorbed some essences from the local singing and dancing art forms, as well as the religious sacrificial ceremonies. As times goes on it has formed a pretty fixed style of performance. The opera is always performed in the annual Lhasa Shoton Festival and Shigatse Everest Cultural Festival.
- 1:48 A.M. EST, Nov 9, 2007
