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Chengdu Kangding highway is planned to be completed one year earlier than its original plan in 2018.

This highway begins from Chengdu and ends at Kangding , Yaan is the vital city that is seated in the almost middle of this highway; The first part of this highway from Chengdu to Yaan is about 148km, which has been in using for years. The second part of this highway is from Yaan to Kangding, which is about 135 kilometers and being under built. It is now planned to be completed in 2018.

As it is done, the travel time from Kangding to Chengdu will be only within 4 hours, which tremendous improve the connection between Kanze (Garze) Tibetan Prefecture (Traditionally the eastern Tibet of Kham) and Chengdu, a city that is connected with Europe North America and Southeast Asia by direct flight.

Tibetan food Kasai is one special made food for Tibetan festivals. Especially for Tibetan New Year Festival.

Kasai is made of Wheat flour, butter, salt in assorted shapes and sizes. It is actually a traditional fried Tibetan pastry and indispensable for Tibetan festivals. Kasai is usually to be coated with a thin layer of sugar before being fried in order to make it tasting much more better

Samye monastery conservation starts from 2010. after 7 years hard work, it is almost completed. It was built in the late 770s in Tsetang and featuring a blend of traditional Tibetan, Chinese and Indian architecture. The Samye monastery conservation inlcudes maintain the and rebuild its 12 buildings, adding its new and mordern Fireproof system, and rebuild its sewage treatment facilities.

Ganden Monastery Academy, together with the Sera Monastery and the Drepung Monastery, is called “Great three” Gelukpa Academy of Tibet. It is located at the top of Wangbur Mountain in Tagtse County. It was built in the 7^th year of the Yongle Reign (1409) during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

Ganden Monastery consists of over 50 structures and main halls include the Main Assembly Hall, Zacangs, Khangtsens, and Myicuns. The assembling Hall is the largest in Tibet and being built in the northern part of the temple and faceing south; There are three storeys with 43.8 meters wide and 44.7 meters long. It features the statues of the Maitreya Buddha and the master of Tsong Khapa, whom was the creator of Gelugpa tradition. It also contains many rare and precious cultural relics, such as Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) armor…etc,

Tibetan carpet making is an ancient, traditional craft. It is traditionally made from Tibetan highland sheep’s wool, called “Changpel“. Tibetans use capet for many purposes ranging from flooring to wall hanging to horse saddles, though the most common use is as a seating carpet. A typical sleeping carpet measuring around 3ftx5ft (0.9m x 1.6m) is called “khaden” in Tibetan.

In this Feburary, the 1^st Tibetan Carpet Expo was held in Lhasa that last 10 days, and more than 1,500 carpets are displayed on this expo. Gangqing, the director of Culture Bureau of Tibet Autonomous Region, said that this carpet industry expo aims to produce Tibet carpet’s culture, promoting the business on Tibet carpets and improving Tibet carpet’s craft technology. Following this Carpet Expo, the Tibet carpet museum is now being planned to be built

Sichuan Tibet Railway is one of the 5 railways that goes to Tibet Lhasa. There are 26 bridges and 7 tunnels in Sichuan province are being built in the beginning of 2017. It goes through Pujiang, Yaan, Kangding, Litang, Dzongong, Nyingtri, Tsetang and arrive at Lhasa, its length is about 1629 km, and its design speed is 160 km per hour, it takes about 16 hours or so to reach Lhasa from Chengdu.

Sichuan Tibet railway includes three parts, of which are Chengdu to Kangding; Kangding to Nyingtri and Nyingtri to Lhasa. it is planned to be completed in 2025

Black necked crane is one protected creature in China. It prefers to spend the winter in the plateau of Tibet.

In recent years, Tibet has been enhancing the environment protection, which has made Tibet becoming a paradise for wild creatures. Black necked crane is one of the creatures that has come to Tibet regularly and increasing in the recent years; according to the Eco-scientists of Tibet that the number of Black necked crane is now more than 8,000