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Tibet Story: Preserving the threatened art of saddlebag making-

LHASA, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Step through the Tibetan-style curtain, and you will find Sonam Chophel studio, featuring traditional Tibetan saddlebags of different

2021-05-14 13:35:35 GMT2021-05-14 21:35:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English LHASA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Inside a greenhouse located some 4,500 meters above sea level, Yangjen walks through a field to check the growth of cucumbers, green peppers and radishes. "In the past, vegetables were very hard to come by here," said the 33-year-old farmer in Ngari Prefecture, southwest Chinas Tibet Autonomous Region. "Even saplings cannot survive the cold and dry climate here, let alone vegetables." "Most ...