A worker paints the wall of the Potala Palace during an annual renovation of the ancient architectural complex in Lhasa, Oct. 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
LHASA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The gross domestic product (GDP) of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region grew 7.8 percent in 2020. While striving to develop the economy and improving people's livelihoods, the regional government has also made ecological conservation a priority. Today's Tibet is experiencing rapid economic and social development, and local people live and work in peace and contentment.
Xinhua reporters tell you vivid stories in 2020 on the "roof of the world" with photos taken at the peak of snow mountains, on the vast expanse of grasslands, in the deep canyons, on the front line of poverty alleviation, etc.
A traditional "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony is held to mark the start of the Shoton Festival at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, Aug. 19, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 24, 2020 shows a relocation site in Gonggar County of Shannan, Tibet. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2020 shows the night view of Qamdo, Tibet. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
People celebrate harvest during the Wangguo Festival in Sangri of Shannan, Tibet, July 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)
Villagers graze the livestock in Pumaqangtang of Shannan, Tibet, April 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Photomontage taken from 23:48 on April 30, 2020 to 0:23 on May 1, 2020 shows star trails over Mount Qomolangma. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)
Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, is seen in this aerial photo taken on May 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Chogo)
Photo taken on July 19, 2020 shows Tibetan antelopes near Co Ngoin Lake in Tibet. (Xinhua/Chogo)
Black-necked cranes are seen at a reservoir in Lhunzhub County, Tibet, Jan. 5, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)
Aerial photo taken on Sept. 28, 2020 shows the view of Lhato wetland in Konjo County of Qamdo, Tibet. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)
An airplane flies over the sky as a solar eclipse occurs in Lhasa, June 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
A yak grazes on the Sapukonglagabo Mountain, also known as Sapu, in Biru County of Nagqu, Tibet, Oct. 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Villagers perform Jiuhe Zhuo dance in Jiuhe Village of Qonggyai County in Shannan, Tibet, July 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)
Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2020 shows Gama Deleg, an inheritor of the art of thangka painting, with his apprentices in Kabma Township of Qamdo, Tibet. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
Young riders compete during a traditional horse race event at the Nagqu Horse Racing Festival in Nagqu, Tibet, Aug. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)
Ngawang Tsering, the elder son of herdsman Zhaxi, poses in Zangpu Village of Tingri County, Xigaze, Tibet, Jan. 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)■
