Peter Aufschnaiter was an Austrian climber who lived an adventurous, varied life, including turning a prison escape into ...

From LAX, connecting service (change of plane) to Lhasa is offered on Air China and China Eastern. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $1,436. Trains leave from Beijing at 9:30 p.m. daily and from ...

Jebum-gang Lha-khang Temple in Lhasa has been transformed from a centuries-old place of worship into a vibrant modern art ...

Probing fingers brushed my hip as I plunged into the crowd of Tibetan pilgrims shuffling around and around the Jokhang Temple. I turned, ready to confront a pickpocket, but instead found a tiny, ...

Under towering mountains, cranes and newly-built blocks of flats stretch up to blue skies around the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, as a construction boom creates a two-tier system of property wealth ...

The best way to get around Tibet is with your tour group. Due to the provisions of Tibet's travel permits, all forms of transportation around Tibet must be prearranged through a tour group. If you ...

Performers take part in classical Tibetan Opera Sukyi Nyima at Zongjiao Lukang Park near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, May 12, 2018. More than 450 performers will take part in ...

LHASA, China (Reuters) - Buddhist monasteries have reopened to the devout in Tibet's regional capital, but nearly a year after monks' protests sparked deadly riots, officials keep a tight grip on ...

Two Tibetan men set themselves on fire outside a temple in Lhasa and one died, reports said, as a wave of self-immolations in China's Tibetan areas spread to the heavily-guarded capital. Sunday's ...

Tibetan language teacher Deji Yangzong, gives a lesson to 3rd grade students in Lhasa No.1 Primary School in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 21, 2008. Tibetan ...

Tibetan traders have arrived in Dhanbad, continuing a 46-year tradition of bringing their winter wear to the Lhasa Market. Over 50 families offer a wi ...