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Blue canvas shoes start man's trek out of poverty

LHASA-Sangye Lekpo was the first in his family to have shoes.

China , Yangzhou , Jiangsu , Baibung , Xizang , Sangye-lekpo , Tashi-phuntsog , Metog-highway , Metog , Shoes , Lekpo

Tallest tree on Chinese mainland found in Tibet

Towering 76.8 meters, a giant Bhutan pine discovered in Metog county of the Tibet autonomous region, has become the tallest tree ever found on the Chinese mainland, according to the county's forestry and grassland bureau.

Liu-zhen , Hebei , China , Taiwan , Bhutan , Chinese , China-daily , Southwest-china , Yarlung-zangbo-river-grand-canyon , Yarlung-zangbo-river , Dorje-phuntsok

Rural roads in Tibet lead to prosperity

The winding rural roads between the mountains and rivers of the Tibet autonomous region have become the driving force leading the region's rural residents to wealth and prosperity.

China , Nyingchi , Xizang , Dawa-ngodrub , China-daily , Ogyen-dorje , Five-year-plan , Rural , Region , Roads , Metog , Autonomous

Delicate orchids preserved in a Tibetan county

Metog county in the Tibet autonomous region is working to restore wild orchids and improve people's awareness of the elegant flowers.

China , Shanshui , Guangdong , Shanshui-conservation-center , Southwest-china , Orchids , Metog , Wild , Species , County , Center