It's hard to miss Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This grand, imposing structure stands more than 12,000 feet above sea level on Marpo-ri, or Red Hill, in the middle of central Lhasa.

Tibetan women-in-exile on Wednesday in the northern Indian hill town Shimla gathered to hold a peace protest against Chinese ...

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The Tibetan government-in-exile observed the 66th Tibetan National Uprising Day in Dharamshala, marking the anniversary of the 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. Tibetan leaders, activists, and ...

The exhibition titled ‘Dreaming Tibet’ is all about letting the kids open up about their dreams and imagination of Tibet ...

Yak rides. Prayer flags. Ethnic dances. The Potala Palace. What do these have to do with the two sessions? A lot more than you might think. Advisers and legislators from Xizang have journeyed from the ...

[Photo by Palden Nyima/chinadaily.com.cn] The Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, received more than 29,500 visitors during the holiday, a 69 percent increase compared to the previous ...

At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including eight people in Kentucky who died as creeks swelled from heavy rain and water covered roads. In ...

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- For those concerned about altitude sickness, a virtual reality (VR) immersive expedition in Beijing offers a unique opportunity to explore the Potala Palace ...

When Potala Palace was inscribed on the World Heritage List in December 1994, the Committee requested the Chinese authorities to consider the future extension of the World Heritage protected area to ...