Tibet: Ancient landscape, modern opportunities

Tourism development

Lhasa is also a tourist city with more than 16 million tourists visiting every year and generating 22.7 billion yuan in income last year.

Some Tibetan people are taking advantage to start homestay business.

Now, people living in Boma, a relocation village that aims lift people from poverty, are building projects for tourists in Tibetan style.

A helicopter flies over the Nam Co Lake, Tibet autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Tibet has a fascinating landscape, but visitors cannot easily reach there because of long distance between scenic spots and other spots, as well as high mountains. Therefore, visitors needed to drive for a long time.

But now, they can fly on helicopters to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

As the only helicopter business operator in Tibet, Lhasa Xueying General Aviation Co Ltd has three routes including over Lhasa, a chartered flight from Lhasa to Nam Co Lake, and another chartered flight from Lhasa to Yamdroktso Lake.

By taking helicopter, visitors can save three or four hours from Lhasa to Nam Co Lake.