Lhasa Economic And Technological Development Zone
The Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone ( zh, 拉萨经济技术开发区), or Lhasa Economic Development Zone, approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China on September 19, 2001, is the first and only national-level economic and technological development zone in Tibet. History In September 2001, the Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone was officially approved by the State Council as a state-level development zone. Located in the Doilungdêqên, Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, it is situated south of Jinzhu West Road, east of the West Main Drainage Canal, south of the Lhasa River extending to Shakku, and west to Naiqiong Township. The zone is approximately 10 kilometers from Lhasa's city center and 50 kilometers from Lhasa Gonggar Airport. The development zone spans a total planned area of 5.46 square kilometers, divided into two sections: Area A, covering 2.51 square kilometers, and Area B, covering 2.95 square ki ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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State Council Of The People's Republic Of China
The State Council of the People's Republic of China, also known as the Central People's Government, is the chief administrative authority and national cabinet. It is constitutionally the highest administrative organ of the country and the executive organ of the National People's Congress, the highest organ of state power. It is composed of a premier, vice-premiers, state councilors, ministers, chairpersons of commissions, an auditor-general, the governor of the People's Bank of China, and a secretary-general. The premier of the State Council is responsible for the State Council and exercises overall leadership of its work. The secretary-general of the State Council, under the leadership of the premier, is responsible for handling the daily work of the State Council and heads the General Office of the State Council. The executive meeting of the State Council, consisting of the premier, vice-premiers, state councilors, and the secretary-general, is held two to three times a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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National Economic And Technological Development Zones
The National Economic and Technological Development Zones () are the special areas of the People's Republic of China where foreign direct investment is encouraged. They are usually called the "Economic and Technological Development Zones" or simply the "Development Zones" (). These national level programs started with the Special Economic Zones for three cities in 1978, as part of China's economic reform, and were extended to the Economic and Technological Development Zones in 14 cities in 1984. List of zones In 2006, there were 49 Development Zones. A list of Development Zones is below: * Dalian Development Area * Haining * Qinhuangdao * Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area * Yantai * Qingdao * Nantong * Lianyungang * Weihai * Fuqing Rongqiao * Tongshan * Shenyang * Harbin * Changchun * Wuhan * Wuhu * Huizhou Dayawan * Beijing * Ürümqi * Hefei * Zhengzhou * Xi'an * Chengdu * Kunming * Changsha Economic and Technological Development Zone * Guiyang * Nanchang * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tibet People's Publishing House
Tibet People's Publishing House (Chinese: 西藏人民出版社), also translated into English as Tibet People's Press or Tibetan People's Publishing House or Xizang People's Publishing House, is a Lhasa-based publishing house in the People's Republic of China. On December 28, 1963, the Ministry of Culture of China approved the establishment of Tibet People's Publishing House. The press is the only comprehensive publishing house in the Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), often shortened to Tibet in English or Xizang in Pinyin, Hanyu Pinyin, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China. It was established in 1965 to replace the .... Important published books *''Peaceful Liberation of Tibet'' (和平解放西藏), 1995. *''Unforgettable Tibet'' (难忘西藏), 2001. *''A General History of Tibetan People: A Vase of Treasures'' (藏族通史·吉祥宝瓶), 2001. References {{Reflist Book publishin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Doilungdêqên, Lhasa
Doilungdêqên District is a District of the People's Republic of China, district in Lhasa (prefecture-level city), Lhasa, north-west of the main center of Chengguan District, Lhasa, Chengguan, Tibet Autonomous Region. It is largely agricultural or pastoral, but contains the western suburbs of the city of Lhasa. The Duilong River runs southeast through the district to the Lhasa River. A prehistoric site appears to be 3600–3000 years old. The district is home to the Tsurphu Monastery (1189) and the 17th century Nechung monastery. Topography Doilungdêgên is said to mean "valley of bliss" in Tibetan. The district is located in south-central Tibet. It contains the western suburbs of the city of Lhasa (prefecture-level city), Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, which begin about from the city center. It covers an area of 2,704 square kilometers, with 94,969 acres of farmland. The district borders on the north Tibet grasslands in the northwest. The valley of the Duilo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), often shortened to Tibet in English or Xizang in Pinyin, Hanyu Pinyin, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China. It was established in 1965 to replace the Tibet Area (administrative division), Tibet Area, a former administrative division of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. The current borders of the Tibet Autonomous Region were generally established in the 18th century and include about half of Tibet, cultural Tibet, which was at times independent and at times under Mongol or Chinese rule. The TAR spans more than and is the second-largest Administrative divisions of China, province-level division of China by area. Due to its harsh and rugged terrain, it has a total population of only 3.6 million people or approximately . Names and etymologies Tibet Autonomous Region is often shortened to Tibet in English or Xizang in Hanyu Pinyin. The earliest official record of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jinzhu West Road
Jinzhu West Road ( zh, 金珠西路) is a major road in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. In honor of the People's Liberation Army to build the road and enter the city of Lhasa, the road got its name, for the Tibetan People's Liberation Army phonetic translation of the Chinese abbreviation for "Jinzhu Mami" (). History Jinzhu West Road is for the east–west direction, east of Jinzhu Middle Road, west of Dulong Avenue. On December 1, 2004, Jinzhu West Road reconstruction and expansion project began, the road is 8.228 kilometers long, the starting point for the Monument of Qinghai-Tibet-Chuan-Tibet Highway ( zh, 青藏川藏公路纪念碑), the end point for the Peace Road and the Qinghai-Tibet Highway to the west of the intersection, the project includes roads, bridges and culverts, water supply and drainage, traffic safety facilities, landscaping support projects, etc., a total investment of 230 million yuan RMB. After the expansion project, Jinzhu West Road becomes ceme ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lhasa River
The Lhasa River, also called Kyi Chu (, ), is a northern tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the south of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The Yarlung Tsangpo is the upper section of the Brahmaputra River. The Lhasa River is subject to flooding with the summer monsoon rains, and structures have been built to control the floods. In its lower reaches the river valley is an important agricultural area. The city of Lhasa lies on the river. There are two large hydroelectric power stations on the river, the Zhikong Hydro Power Station (100 MW) and the Pangduo Hydro Power Station (160 MW) Basin The Lhasa River drains an area of , and is the largest tributary of the middle section of the Yaluzangbu River. The average altitude of the basin is around . The basin has complex geology and is tectonically active. Earthquakes are common. The river basin is the center of Tibet politically, economically and culturally. As of 1990 the population was 329,700, of whom 208,7 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lhasa Gonggar Airport
Lhasa Gonggar International Airport () also known as Lhasa Konggar International Airport is the airport serving Lhasa, the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is about to Lhasa and about southwest of the city in Gyazhugling, Gonggar County of Shannan. Situated at an elevation of , Lhasa Airport is one of the highest in the world. The airport was first built in 1965, a second runway was built in 1994, the second terminal was built in 2004, and the third terminal was operational in 2021. The airport handled more than 6 million passengers in 2024. History Building an airport in Tibet, which is termed in flying parlance as going over a "hump" in the Tibetan Plateau, has gone through a process of trial and error through many hazardous air routes and several fatal accidents during World War II. Damxung Airport The first airport began construction in 1955 and was completed in May 1956, across river from Gongtang township in the southwest ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Social Sciences Literature Press
Social Sciences Academic Press, abbreviated as SSAP (traditional Chinese: 社會科學文獻出版社; simplified Chinese: 社会科学文献出版社), also spelled as Social Sciences Literature Publishing House or China Social Sciences Literature Publishing House, is an academic publishing organization for humanities and social sciences, directly under the leadership of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Social Sciences Academic Press was established in 1985, whose notable publications are the "Yearbook series". The scope of its publications mainly includes works on foreign social science Social science (often rendered in the plural as the social sciences) is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among members within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the ... theories, world culture, academic trends, academic figures, schools of thought, conferences, research institutions, as well as related l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2001 In Lhasa
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sports, where it commonly denotes the first, leading, or top thing in a group. 1 is the unit of counting or measurement, a determiner for singular nouns, and a gender-neutral pronoun. Historically, the representation of 1 evolved from ancient Sumerian and Babylonian symbols to the modern Arabic numeral. In mathematics, 1 is the multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number. In digital technology, 1 represents the "on" state in binary code, the foundation of computing. Philosophically, 1 symbolizes the ultimate reality or source of existence in various traditions. In mathematics The number 1 is the first natural number after 0. Each natural number, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Economy Of Tibet
The economy of Tibet is dominated by subsistence agriculture. Due to limited arable land, livestock raising is the primary occupation mainly on the Tibetan Plateau, among them are sheep, cattle, goats, camels, yaks, donkeys and horses. The main crops grown are barley, wheat, buckwheat, rye, potatoes, oats, rapeseeds, cotton and assorted fruits and vegetables. In recent years the economy has begun evolving into a multiple structure with agriculture and tertiary industry developing side by side. Growth From the 1951 Seventeen Point Agreement to 2003, life expectancy in Tibet increased from thirty-six years to sixty-seven years with infant mortality and absolute poverty declining steadily. Professor Lin Chun summarizes, "Roads, factories, schools, hospitals, and above all, modern conceptions of equality and citizenship, however undemocratic they might be, had transformed the land of snows where the cruelty and hardship of an ancient serfdom had been evident." Tibet's GDP i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |