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With the development of tourism in Tibet, travel to Tibet has become easier and easier, and Tibet has become one of the most popular travel destinations. However， Do you know where is Tibet located
Tibet Autonomous Region, located in the southwest of China with a land area of 1.22 million square kilometers, is the second-largest province in China. As one of the 5 Ethnic Minority Autonomous Region in China, Tibet borders the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province to the north, Sichuan and Yunnan to the east, India, Nepal, Sikkim, and Burma to the south, and this borderline is about 4,000 kilometers. Lying on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with an average altitude of 4,000 meters, Tibet is the highest region in the world and called “roof of the world”.

Tibet is an inalienable part of Chinese territory. Since the Yuan Dynasty, the government had jurisdiction over Tibet. The Chinese government had direct control over Tibet since 1965. Nowadays, the economy of Tibet and the living standard of Tibetan are promoted largely with the help of the Chinese government.

About us：

Great Tibet Tour is a local tour operator based in Lhasa, Tibet. It founded in 1999 and recommended by Lonely Planet as one of the best reputed local Tibet travel agencies. it specializes in arranging Tibet travel for foreigners, as well as other parts of China & Nepal.

It is also one of the biggest private international travel agencies established in Lhasa licensed by China’s National Tourism Bureau.
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