The township of Lunang in the southeastern part of Tibet has become a booming tourist destination for those who want to experience the challenge of climbing a plateau while still enjoying enough oxygen.
U.S. fast-food chain Pizza Hut has entered Tibet for the first time by opening a restaurant on a downtown Lhasa street popular among Buddhists and tourists.
Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region is planning to invest over 120 billion yuan ($17 billion) in growing barley and raising yaks, in a bid to drive regional development.
According to the most recent data from the National Health Commission, the average life expectancy of people in Tibet is 70.6 years, a giant leap from the 35.5 years recorded in the 1960s.
