Most people who drink matcha assume it is Japanese. In Tongren, a mountain city tucked into southwest China's Guizhou Province, that assumption meets a quiet correction.
What is it like to spend a day as a beekeeper on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau? At a bee culture and eco-experience park in Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, a Russian visitor tries the craft firsthand and samples freshly harvested plateau honey — discovering the sweet side of Xizang's high-altitude landscape.
Located in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, the Potala Palace rises majestically against the plateau sky. Dressed in traditional Tibetan attire, a Russian visitor pauses to take in the breathtaking view of the centuries-old architectural masterpiece, where history and culture meet.
At an altitude of more than 4,400 meters, Yamdrok Lake in Gonggar County of Shannan City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, looks breathtaking from the air. In this video, a Russian visitor takes to the skies for a paragliding adventure, soaring over the lake's striking shades of blue with clouds seemingly within reach.