Source: CCTV.com

04-25-2008 11:23

Special Report:   3.14 Tibet Riots

Tibet has received its first domestic tour group since the March 14th unrest.

Tibet has received its first domestic tour group since the March 14th unrest.
Tibet has received its first domestic tour group since the
March 14th unrest.

The 15-member tour group from the eastern city of Hangzhou arrived Thursday evening at Lhasa's Railway Station. The group will visit the Potala Palace and Norbu Lingka Palace in Lhasa on Friday. Another 3 tour groups will visit Tibet on Friday, Saturday and this coming Tuesday.

Tibet received 4 million tourists from both home and abroad in 2007, up 60 percent from 2006. Tourism revenue reached 4.8 billion yuan, accounting for more than 14 percent of the region's gross domestic product.

 

Editor:Xiong Qu