Tibet Travel News

• [May. 23, 2005] 24 Chinese mountaineers conquer Mt. Everest
  Beijing, May 23 (PTI): A record 24 Chinese mountaineers and scientists on Sunday conquered Mt Everest, kicking off a state-of-the-art effort to re-measure the world's highest peak and the most comprehensive scientific studies on the effect of global warming in the Himalayan region.
  
  
• [Feb. 20, 2005] Experts to measure world's highest peak
  
  

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  [Feb. 19th, 2005] GLOBETROTTER Tibet exhibit premieres in Victoria
  An exhibit exploring the ancient cultures of Tibet will make its Canadian premiere at Victoria's Royal British Columbia Museum from March 4 to Oct. 10.

  The exhibit, Tibet: Mountains and Valleys, Castles and Tents, comes from the Newark Museum and will include artifacts such as artwork, sculpture, jewellery, clothing and household objects, photographs from the early 1900s and a documentary film. The oldest object on display will be a 13th-century tsampa (grain) container inlaid with gold and silver.

  For more information, visit http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
  

• Death toll from road accident in Qinghai rises to 55
  The death toll from a severe road accident that happened Monday in northwest China's Qinghai Province rose to 55, local sources told Xinhua Thursday noon.
  
  
  
  
• Tibet experiencing warmer winters
  Tang Xiaoping, an engineer from the local climate centre, has analysed average winter temperatures in the region over the past 30 years. He found that the temperature in the region has shown an upward trend. In 1998 and 2000, the region had "abnormally warm" winters.
  
  
• Tibetan People Donate to the tsunami disaster areas
  Tibet Red Cross organized the local people to donate for those who suffer a lot during the tsunami of Indian Ocean and lots of citizens give a hand to the survivors for further reconstruction.
  

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