CGTN published this video item, entitled “Live: Experience Tibet’s first bullet train along Lhasa-Nyingchi line” – below is their description.
Tibet’s first bullet train started operation just one month ago – a milestone moment for China, which now has high-speed rail in all mainland provinces. As the first electrified railway ever built in the high plateau region, the Lhasa-Nyingchi line passes through 47 tunnels and across 121 bridges, and crosses the Yarlung Zangbo River 16 times. Follow CGTN reporter Nicole Ng to experience the newly opened rail route and see the difficulties in constructing this line. #BetterTibet70 #Tibet #transportation #infrastructure #railroad
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In This Story: Tibet
Tibet is a region in East Asia covering much of the Tibetan Plateau spanning about 2,500,000 km2. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Tamang, Qiang, Sherpa and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people.
Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,380 m (14,000 ft). Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth’s highest mountain, rising 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) above sea level.
The Tibetan Empire emerged in the 7th century. At its height in the 9th century, the Tibetan Empire extended far beyond the Tibetan Plateau, from Central Asian’s Tarim Basin and the Pamirs in the west to Yunnan and Bengal in the southeast.
The region declared its independence in 1913 and maintained its autonomy until 1951. Today, China governs western and central Tibet as the Tibet Autonomous Region while the eastern areas are now mostly ethnic autonomous prefectures within Sichuan, Qinghai and other neighbouring provinces.
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