China's Tibet: Facts and Figures 2001 [English] [Chinese]

China's Tibet: Facts and Figures 2006

■ GENERAL SURVEY Geographical location Administrative division Topography Natural resources ■ ETHNIC GROUPS, POPULATION AND RELIGION Ethnic makeup Population Religion Religious belief ■ HISTORY The 7th-12th Centuries Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Republic of China (1912-1949) People's Republic of China (Founded in 1949) ■ NATIONAL REGIONAL AUTONOMY Political autonomy right The autonomous power for socio-economic development Inheritance and development of traditional Tibetan culture ■ TIBETAN ECONOMY Overview Financial revenues Agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry Industry and building industry Fixed assets investment Domestic trade Foreign trade Banking and insurance

■ TRANSPORTATION, POST ANDTELECOMMUNICATIONS Highway Aviation The Qinghai-Tibet Railway Oil Pipelines Posts and telecommunications ■ TOURISM Tourism resources Historical and cultural cities Tourist programs and routes ■ CULTURE AND EDUCATION Culture Education ■ SCIENTIFIC UNDERTAKINGS, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SPORTS Science and technology Public health Sports ■ PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD AND SOCIAL SECURITY People's livelihood Social security ■ ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Nature reserves Protection of the water environment Construction of eco-forestry ■ APPENDIXES Appendix I: Administrative division of the Tibet Autonomous Region Appendix II: Major festivals in Tibet Appendix III: Traditional handicrafts of Tibet Appendix IV: Websites related to Tibet