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Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has seen a record 300 million visits this year, a 14% increase compared to last year, the regional culture and tourism department said on Thursday.
The region's tourism revenue reached around 355.2 billion yuan (about $49.4 billion), marking a 21% year-on-year rise.
The region's tourism revenue reached around 355.2 billion yuan (about $49.4 billion), marking a 21% year-on-year rise.
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Foreigners love Kunming, Yunnan, I would too. They are taking over the place.
First the weather is awesome, not too hot and not too cold, mild temperature. The most moderate in China! The price is lower than many chinese cities.
Many many natural scenes. It has good hospitals. Also, there are many , like 50 ethnic minorities in Yunnan, unlike other Chinese provinces where majority are han chinese therefore foreigners dont feel too much like outsiders.
Yunnan!
First the weather is awesome, not too hot and not too cold, mild temperature. The most moderate in China! The price is lower than many chinese cities.
Many many natural scenes. It has good hospitals. Also, there are many , like 50 ethnic minorities in Yunnan, unlike other Chinese provinces where majority are han chinese therefore foreigners dont feel too much like outsiders.
Yunnan!
Tragedy! My condolences to the families and friends of those lost
LHASA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-two people have been confirmed dead and 38 others injured during the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in Xizang Autonomous Region at 9:05 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the regional disaster relief headquarters.
Over 1,000 houses have sustained varying degrees of damage.
Following the quake, China Earthquake Administration launched a level-II emergency service response and sent a work team to the site to assist with disaster relief efforts. Xizang Autonomous Region also issued a level-II emergency response to the quake.
Some 22,000 disaster relief items, including cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts and folding beds, together with special relief materials for high-altitude and frigid areas, have been dispatched by central authorities to the quake-hit area. Over 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers have also been dispatched to the ground.
The epicenter was monitored at 28.5 degrees north latitude and 87.45 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, according to a report issued by the China Earthquake Networks Center.
The epicenter is located in Tsogo Township of Dingri County, which has a population of approximately 6,900 people within a 20-km radius. There are 27 villages within this area. Official data show Dingri County has a population of over 61,000 people.
Local police officers check an earthquake-affected area in Qutang Village of Dingri in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
Damaged houses are pictured after an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
LHASA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-two people have been confirmed dead and 38 others injured during the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Dingri County in the city of Xigaze in Xizang Autonomous Region at 9:05 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the regional disaster relief headquarters.
Over 1,000 houses have sustained varying degrees of damage.
Following the quake, China Earthquake Administration launched a level-II emergency service response and sent a work team to the site to assist with disaster relief efforts. Xizang Autonomous Region also issued a level-II emergency response to the quake.
Some 22,000 disaster relief items, including cotton tents, cotton coats, quilts and folding beds, together with special relief materials for high-altitude and frigid areas, have been dispatched by central authorities to the quake-hit area. Over 1,500 local firefighters and rescue workers have also been dispatched to the ground.
The epicenter was monitored at 28.5 degrees north latitude and 87.45 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 10 km, according to a report issued by the China Earthquake Networks Center.
The epicenter is located in Tsogo Township of Dingri County, which has a population of approximately 6,900 people within a 20-km radius. There are 27 villages within this area. Official data show Dingri County has a population of over 61,000 people.
Local police officers check an earthquake-affected area in Qutang Village of Dingri in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
Damaged houses are pictured after an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Changsuo Township of Dingri in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
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Rescuers conduct rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 126 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning.
The earthquake struck at 9:05 a.m. (Beijing Time), with the epicenter located in Tsogo Township, Dingri County, in the city of Xigaze. There are 27 villages and approximately 6,900 people within a 20-km radius of the epicenter. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Rescuers conduct rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. (Photo by Hu Zikui/Xinhua)
A staff member works in an ambulance at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
In this aerial drone photo, tents for earthquake-affected residents are pictured at a village in Lhaze County of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
Rescuers prepare dinner at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Rescuers work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 others injured as of 7 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Rescuers conduct rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 126 people have been confirmed dead and 130 others injured as of 3 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Tuesday morning.
The earthquake struck at 9:05 a.m. (Beijing Time), with the epicenter located in Tsogo Township, Dingri County, in the city of Xigaze. There are 27 villages and approximately 6,900 people within a 20-km radius of the epicenter. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Rescuers conduct rescue work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. (Photo by Hu Zikui/Xinhua)
A staff member works in an ambulance at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
In this aerial drone photo, tents for earthquake-affected residents are pictured at a village in Lhaze County of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
Rescuers prepare dinner at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Rescuers work at a village in Changsuo Township of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 others injured as of 7 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Medical workers treat people injured in the earthquake at the People's Hospital of Dingri County in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. A total of 126 people have been confirmed dead and 188 others injured as of 7 p.m. Tuesday, after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County on Tuesday morning. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
A woman tends a child under medical treatment at the Xigaze People's Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A doctor inquires a resident injured in the earthquake at the Xigaze People's Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Nurses tend to people injured in the earthquake at the Xigaze People's Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Medical workers from West China Hospital of Sichuan University and local doctors check medical images of people injured in the earthquake at the Xigaze People's Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Nurses examine a boy injured in the earthquake at the Xigaze People's Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Medical workers transfer a senior resident injured in the earthquake to the emergency room at the Xigaze People's Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 8, 2025.(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A medical worker from West China Hospital of Sichuan University (L) and a local doctor check the clinical data of a resident injured in the earthquake at the Xigaze People's Hospital in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 7, 2025.
(Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
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There are approx. 1,002 snow leopards in China.