South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “Major tunnel completed for Yunnan-Tibet railway in southwest China” – below is their description.
The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain tunnel, a major infrastructure project and part of the Yunnan-Tibet railway, was dug through on May 5, 2022, after more than eight years of construction. The tunnel is located near Lijiang city in southwest China’s Yunnan province. It’s part of the Lijiang-Shangri-La railway, a crucial section of the Yunnan-Tibet Railway. The Lijiang-Shangri-La railway has 20 tunnels in total, with 19 having been dug through so far. It’s expected to enter operation later this year. Upon completion, passengers will be able to travel from Kunming city to Shangri-La in four hours.
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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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