This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Qinghai-Xizang Railway's full operation and the 75th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Xizang autonomous region.
The Xizang autonomous region's efforts to build a modern transportation network brought its total length of highways open to traffic to 125,200 kilometers by the end of 2025.
Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region saw its annual passenger throughput surpass 8 million as of Monday in 2025, a record high for the plateau region.
Yanshiping Passenger Station, situated at a staggering altitude of 4,721 meters in Amdo county of the Xizang autonomous region, saw its first passenger train depart on Thursday.
Civil aviation in the Xizang autonomous region has grown into a lifeline for travel, trade and public services on the high-altitude plateau, with passenger numbers expected to reach 8 million by the end of 2025, officials said.
The first direct flight connecting Shanghai and Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region, will start on Thursday, which is expected to drive local tourism boom.
Himalaya Airlines flight H9731 took off on March 31 from Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Xizang autonomous region, in its way to Pokhara, Nepal, marking the official opening of a new international route.