The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "roof of the world" and "Asia's water tower," serves as a vital ecological security barrier for China. Its ecosystem is dominated by grasslands, which are ...

The new permafrost stability map of the plateau and related studies were published in the Science China Earth Sciences journal.

Visitors to the National Art Museum of China can now view nine halls full of pictures of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, including pencil sketches, watercolor and oil paintings. 来国家美术馆 ...

Qinghai province in the plateau’s northeast has large populations of Hui and Mongols as well as Tibetans, and boasts China’s largest lake, the location of the nation’s first nuclear weapons ...

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The road, constructed on the Pamir Plateau at an altitude of more than 4,200 meters with a 1,000-meter drop in height, is hailed as the "plateau ...

China has made a significant breakthrough in mineral exploration on the Tibetan Plateau, and scientists say the region could become a world-class copper resource base. More than 20 million metric ...

20, 2019 shows a view of a mountain road in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The road, constructed on the Pamir Plateau at an altitude of ...

The loess plateau is the birthplace of Chinese civilization, a country of windblown “yellow earth” that erodes into the Yellow River and gives the North China plain its fertility. Walled off ...

especially if a slowdown in China’s economy, which is crimping demand for commodities, has a knock-on effect on the plateau. Many of the problems faced by Tibetans are common in traditional ...

China is considering turning the entire Tibetan plateau and surrounding mountains into a huge national park to protect “the last piece of pure land”, according to scientists briefed on the ...