As Tibet is covered by ice and snow throughout the year, most people assume that winter is not a good time to visit. However, according to expert travelers, the winter temperature of Lhasa ...

November to March Visiting Tibet during the winter can be a challenge. Temperatures fall quickly once November hits and stay low until spring starts. November experiences highs in the low 50s but ...

Having persuaded the Tibet Academy to let them conduct fieldwork in all seasons, Goldstein and Beall were able to observe the nomads' entire annual cycle: sheep shearing in the late summer, ...

Tibet launched a new round of its Winter Tour Campaign on Jan 1 to attract more tourists to the autonomous region in the wintertime, according to a statement released by the regional department of ...

Aerial photo shows the winter scenery of Ranwu Lake in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With an altitude of 3,850 meters, Ranwu Lake in China's Tibet is surrounded by snow-capped ...

The Tibetan spiritual leader has vowed to reveal a succession plan when his birthday is celebrated on July 6. He may get ...

BEIJING (Reuters) – Two Tibet-based athletes will next month become the first from the western frontier region of China to participate in a Winter Olympics after qualifying for Beijing ...

fell dangerously ill with what was said to be pneumonia contracted while attending a festival deep in the Tibetan winter. According to Thomas Manning, the first British visitor to Tibet ...

The undisputed top tourist attraction in Lhasa remains the Potala Palace, the former winter residence of the Dalai Lamas, spiritual leaders of Tibetan Buddhism, until the current holder of that ...

The main food in Tibet in winter is meat. Famous local snacks include Shouzhua Yangrou (mutton eaten with the hands), roasted sheep intestines and dried meat. Festivals falling in winter time ...