10 must-see cities in Tibet
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2. Xigaze
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Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2009 shows the beautiful autumn scenery in Xigaze Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Xinhua Photo] |
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Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2009 shows the beautiful autumn scenery in Xigaze Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Xinhua Photo] |
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Photo taken on May 14 shows the Tashilumpo Monastery, the traditional seat of successive Panchen Lamas in southwestern Tibet's Xiagze Prefecture. [Xinhua Photo] |
Xigaze is the second largest city in Tibet which has more than 600 year's history. It used to be the political and cultural centre in history. In 1951, the population was only 10,000. Now the city has a population of more than 40,000 people and the area of the city is 5 times larger. There are various kinds of enterprises such as electricity, machinery, pharmacy, commodity products and so on in the city.
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