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正China Launches System to Check Authenticity of Living Buddhas China launched an online system to check the authenticity of living buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism on Jan.18th,2016.The inquiry system can be found at the official website of the State Administration for Religious Affairs,www.sara.gov.cn and     

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Railway Helps Bring Down the Price Statistics show that people in Lhasacall get only 54 Yuan worth of goods with100Yuan.largely because most of themerchandises have to be shipped in fromthe hinterland by air or by trucks.Accord-     

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BumperharvestforLhasabovodforLhasaIn1996,Lhasareaped151.97millionkgofcerealsandoilbearingcrops.Thisincluded141.8millionkgofcerea1sand1o1.7millionkgofoilbearingcrops.-pe-vestfo,bonnanInl996,Shannanreapedl33millionkgofgrainand5.2millionkgofrapeseeds,abumper…     

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CurpuHighwayConstructionAceremonywasheldonAugust29fortheconstructionoftheCurpuHighWayinLhasa.Thehighway,tobeconstructedwithanaidtotalling34.84millionyuanfromTaiwancompatriots,willextend23.6kmfromtheCurpuMonasteryinDoilungdeqenCountytotheLungbaBridgeinGurongCounty.The5.5-meter-wideroadwillbepavedwithconcretecement,andlinksupwiththeQinghai-TibetHighway.Theconstructionprojectisexpectedtobecompletedin2000.YamzhogYumcoPowerStationAfteroneyearoftrialoperation,theYamzhogYumcoPumpStoragePo…     

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正New City Inaugurated in Tibet Nagqu,previously a prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region,was officially reclassified as a city on May 7th.Nagqu has now become thesixth prefecture-level city in Tibet and the city with the highest altitude in China.     

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正International Scholars Gather in Beijing for Himalaya Research The 2nd International Symposium for Himalayan Region was held in Beijing from Oct 23rd to 24th. Over 50 scholars from China,America, Britain, India, Nepal, Japan, Norway and other countries attended the event. With the theme of"tradition and changes,"the conference discussed topics including the development, the traditional society and culture of the Himalayan region, and the new     

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Tibet＇s Kindergarten Teachers Came to Inland Preschools for Internship Twenty-seven kindergarten teachers from the Tibet Autonomous Region （TAR） started their internship in early childhood education in the Kindergarten of Tianjin University in Tianjin on April 1.5, 2013 and will finish their internships in the next 45 days. After finishing the internships, they will go back to Tibet and work in the local kindergartens.     

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<正>Returned Tibetans to Get Bonus Points in College Entrance Exam Tibet published the"Implementation measures on reducing and regulating the college entrance exam bonus point items and scores"for the coming 2015college entrance exam.Five bonus point items have been eliminated,however,returned Tibetans or their children,children of farmers and herdsmen living in the border areas,as well as other minority groups in Tibet may still receive extra points.     

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<正>President Xi Met with the 11th Panchen Lama President Xi Jinping met the11th Panchen Choskyi Gyalpo on June 10th in Beijing.The president expected the 11th Panchen Choskyi Gyalpo to grow into a Tibetan Buddhist leader with great religious achievement,deeply loved by the monks and secular followers.     

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China,Nepal Jointly Announce New Height of Mt.Qomolangma The new height of Mt.Qomolangma,the world's highest peak,is 8,848.86 meters,according to a joint announcement by China and Nepal on Dec.8,2020.The figure,including the height of the snowcap,was confirmed by surveyors from the two countries,which reached a consensus in 2019 to jointly declare the remeasured height of the peak and conduct scientific research on it.     

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正Tibet Relies on Ecosystem Conservation for More Jobs The Tibet Autonomous Region has hired 309,000 farmers and herders as forest rangers in 2018, in an effort to conserve the ecosystem while eradicating poverty. The new jobs enable the local farmers and herders to participate in the forest protection     

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National Conference on Religious Work Held in Beijing A national conference on work related to religious affairs was held from Dec.3 to 4 in Beijing.President Xi Jinping,also general secretary of the Communist Party of China(CPC)Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission,emphasized developing religions in the Chinese context and providing active guidance for the adaptation of religions to socialist society.     

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Well-to-DoModelVillageDelingVillageinNeqoinTown,DoilungdeqenCounty,willbebuiltintoawell-to--domodelvillageinthreeyears,endinginDecember2001.CulturalParkforChildrenThispark.coveringanareaof4,440squaremeters.willbebuiltbytheChineseMinistryofCulturewithaninvestmentamountingto2.6millionyuaninDonggarTown.DoilungdeqenCounty.Constructionareawillbe1,500squaremeters.Theparkistobecomposedof11hallsincludingtherehearsalhall.body-buildinghallandmusichall.AchievementsofProjectHopeTheProjectHopehas…     

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WolfCriticizedinChinaForeignMinistryspokesmanTangGuoqiangsaidonAugust25thatFrankWolf,aUSCongressman,looksatTibetbehindcoloredg1asses.HedoeshisbesttothrowmudatChina,Tangadded.TangsaidthattheChineseGovernmentpr0tectsanddevelopsethniccuIturesandtraditions,…     

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正Tibet's Largest Tibetan Medicine Preparation Room Established After restructuring,the Tibetan Medicine Pharmaceutical Factory of Tibet Autonomous Region with a history of over 50years was formally inaugurated as Mantsikhang Preparation Room on Dec.21st,marking more professional Tibetan medicine production and processing in Tibet.Mantsikhang     

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<正>World's Longest Tibetan Calligraphy Scroll Collected in the Potala Palace The 206-meter-long Tibetan calligraphy scroll was included in Guinness World Records as the world's longest in Aug.201,3 and was donated to the Potala Palace in Lhasa on Dee.24.It takes two artists,Gemang 3ambae and Nyanshon Doje Toinzhub,four years to complete.     

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The 11th Panchen Lama Extends Wishes for Chinese Lunar New Year and Tibetan New Year In 2021,the Chinese Lunar New Year and the Tibetan New Year fall on the same day of Feb.12.Ahead of the festivals,Panchen Erdeni Choskyi Gyalpo,the 11th Panchen Lama,expresses best wishes to all Tibetans at home and abroad.