Editor's note: This is the second of a series of special reports China Daily is publishing on efforts to eradicate poverty and raise living standards in rural areas, especially among the nation's ethnic groups. Sonam Tenzin has a clear understanding of what modern material wealth would mean to him: ...

The Tibet Museum in Lhasa will undergo a massive renovation that will more than double its current size. The project, set to begin in April, will take three to five years, expanding the 28,000-square-meter building to 60,000 square meters. The project's cost has not been disclosed. The museum has be...

More than 20 new highways will be built in the Tibet autonomous region next year, with a total investment of more than 33 billion yuan ($5 billion), according to a senior transportation official. Included in the plans are new routes from Lhasa to Nakqu; Dege to Qamdo; Qamdo to Jaka; Lhasa to Xigaze ...

Lian Xiangmin, director of the Institute of Contemporary Tibetan Studies, says it has been a challenge for Tibetan people to keep up with the pace of development. Feng Yongbin / China DailySome 700,000 people live in absolute poverty with an income of less than 2,300 yuan ($345; 307 euros) a year. ...

LHASA -- Kelsang, 62, is delighted to see more tourists visiting his hometown.For the past 20 years, he has made a living by providing horses to Buddhists and tourists wanting to make the mountainous journey to Yumbulagang, Tibet's first temple, in Shannan Prefecture.He makes more than 300 yuan ($45...