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In pics: first day of Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, China's Xizang

People pose for a group photo in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A man in Tibetan costumes eats from chema box, a two-tier rectangular wooden box containing roasted barley and fried wheat grain, which symbolizing abundant harvest, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Residents in Tibetan costumes present highland barley wine in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

The newly decorated Potala Palace is pictured in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2025. Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday welcomed the first day of the Tibetan New Year with a flurry of festive foods, holiday greetings and traditional customs. The electricity consumption in southwest China's Xizang totaled 15.417 billion kWh in 2024, up 13.93% YoY, posting the fastest growth across the country. Xizang basically achieved full clean energy supply by end-2024, with clean energy power generation accounting for over 99% of its total power generation: latest data

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Home building starts for quake-affected residents in China's Xizang

The reconstruction of eight villages severely affected by the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Xizang Autonomous Region, southwest China, started on Monday, marking the start of a recovery effort aimed at relocating over 120,000 residents into new homes by the end of this year.

The launch ceremony was held in Gurum Village of Dingri County in the city of Xigaze following over a month of preparations, including debris clearance, risk assessment and housing designs.

Opinions were gathered from residents to help finalize housing designs.

"The threshing ground is shared by several households and the livestock pens are right next to our homes, making both daily life and work very convenient," said Migmar Tsering, a local villager.

Kang Zhuo, with the construction company for the reconstruction project in Gurum Village, said the company would prioritize ecological and environmental protection and provide employment opportunities for villagers, ensuring that affected residents can move into their new homes as soon as possible.

Dawa Tsering, Party chief of the city, said most of the reconstruction will be on the original sites of the villages as per residents' preferences, except for those on the earthquake belt or in areas prone to landslides or floods, which will be relocated.

On Jan. 7, Dingri and the neighboring counties experienced a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that killed 126 people and leveled thousands of houses.

According to reconstruction plans, all of the more than 120,000 people currently living in temporary shelters will move into new homes by the end of 2025. 

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For Tibetan people in the #Xizang autonomous region, making and trading kasai was a crucial part of the preparations for the recent Tibetan Losar New Year, which fell on Feb 28.

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Xizang restores historic Buddhist monasteries after earthquake

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 Spring has arrived in southwest China’s Xizang, breathing new vitality into every corner of this beautiful land. Wouldn't you love to be a part of it?

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The electricity consumption in southwest China's Xizang totaled 15.417 billion kWh in 2024, up 13.93% YoY, posting the fastest growth across the country. Xizang basically achieved full clean energy supply by end-2024, with clean energy power generation accounting for over 99% of its total power generation: latest data

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Xizang boosts jobs, economy with key projects in 2024

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Tibetan Communities in Xizang, Yunnan Celebrate Tibetan New Year