The construction, renovation and expansion of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, or 318 State Highway, has brought business opportunities and improved the lives of people in a mountainous Tibetan-inhabited area, in Southwest China's Sichuan province.
The first highway in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture is expected to be complete in 2018 and reduce the traveling time from Ya'an to Kangding to two hours from the current four.
Reporters from ten Chinese mainland and Hong Kong websites are embarking on a journey to Lhasa on Sichuan-Tibet Highway, reporting on livelihoods in cities and towns along the route and surveying possible benefits the overland road has brought to local people.
A scenic spot in Nyingchi, with rich natural tourism resources including snowy mountains, lakes and beautiful landscapes, positions itself as an international tourism destination and is expected to open to tourists in 2016.
The 60th anniversary of the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway is marked this year and it has not only carried the weight of countless staff, goods and materials, but also the people's dreams of prosperity.
China has the capability to build an expressway linking up Tibet autonomous region and Qinghai province if major technical barriers are overcome.
Protecting Tibet's ecology is China's responsibility, as is ensuring a happy life for the Tibetans. Keeping a balance between the two is central to Tibet's development.
Four developed regions in China will provide one-to-one help to Tibetan autonomous prefectures, according to an action plan released in August.
Tibet saw a record influx of 740,000 tourists during the National Day holiday, said the regional tourism bureau on Wednesday.
The Year 2014 marks the 60th anniversary of the completion of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway and Sichuan-Tibet Highway.
Over the past two decades, 26 billion yuan ($4.25b) has been invested in Tibet, supporting more than seven thousand infrastructure projects.