The gentle rhythm of the Brahmaputra River (known in Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo, the longest and largest river in Tibet) ...

Mei Zhang, the founder of travel agency Wild China, said the bans were initially disruptive but her company now routinely declines to take bookings for Tibet trips in March.

When I was in fifth grade, my geography teacher assigned us a project: draw a map of a region of the world that wasn’t defined by political borders. Most of my classmates picked islands or places ...

When you step off the plane in Lhasa and they welcome you with a white silk katak, don’t say 谢谢 (sye-sye)—Mandarin for “thank you.” Use the Tibetan phrase ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ། (tuchi che) instead. The map ...

Last summer, Liu Yang and Song Yuancheng of China made the first ascent of Karjan I, the fourth highest unclimbed peak on Earth. The feat prompted the climbing community to wonder when -- if ever -- ...

“We cater to travelers who have been everywhere and are looking for soft adventure, spiritual immersion and cultural experiences in Tibet and Yunnan,” says Songtsam spokesperson Florence Li.

Songtsam has announced the soft opening of its first low-carbon hotel, the Songtsam Linka Retreat Lake Basong Tso in Tibet. With the official opening planned for mid-September, the 122-key hotel will ...

Built in the 17th century by a predecessor of the current Dalai Lama, the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, has long been one of the most sacred sites for Buddhists worldwide. This remains ...