Tag: Lhasa
Ditch the snow already! Spring into adventure travel
editor- March 14, 2019 23:42With the weather slowly… very slowly… warming up around most of the USA, spring is finally just around the corner. It is the perfect time of year to break ... Read More
Air China launches direct Beijing-Lhasa flights
editor- December 17, 2011 04:19BEIJING, China - Air China officially launched direct daily rotations between Beijing and Lhasa on December 15, the first time that direct scheduled flights between the two cities are available. Read More
Exclusive flight from Lhasa, China to Kathmandu, Nepal
editor- September 22, 2009 04:10In 2002, Nepal became a tourist destination for Chinese people through Air China, and today there are 70 times more Chinese tourists visiting the country since then. Read More
Official sources: Lhasa to reopen for foreign tourists
editor- June 19, 2008 03:29Beijing - More than three months after it was shut to the outside world following the worst anti-government protests in two decades, the Tibetan Capital Lhasa would soon be reopened ... Read More
China: Dalai Lama caused riots to damage Olympics
editor- March 24, 2008 11:58CHENGDU, China (AP) — China accused the Dalai Lama on Sunday of orchestrating the recent anti-government riots in Tibet in a bid to mar the Beijing Olympics and overthrow the ... Read More
Tibet a no-go zone as tourists hole up in hotels
editor- March 18, 2008 03:02For the few remaining foreigners in Tibet, most of Lhasa has become a no-go zone. Soldiers have filled the streets ahead of a deadline set by China for all demonstrators ... Read More
Security forces swarm Lhasa, tourists ordered out
editor- March 17, 2008 07:40BEIJING (AP) - Security forces swarmed Tibet's capital, ordered tourists out and enforced a strict curfew as Beijing gambled that a crackdown on violent protests against Chinese rule would not ... Read More