The Tibet Autonomous Region, abbreviated as "Tibet", an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, is one of the five ethnic minority autonomous regions of China, located in the southwest of the People's Republic of China, in the southwest of the Tibetan Plateau, known as the "Roof of the World", and situated between latitudes 26°50′ and 36°53′ north and longitudes 78°25′ and 99°06′ east. It is located between 26°50′ and 36°53′ north latitude and 78°25′ and 99°06′ east longitude, with an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters. It covers an area of 1,202,800 square kilometers, with six prefectural-level cities and one region under the jurisdiction of Lhasa, the capital city. As of the end of 2022, the resident population of the Tibet Autonomous Region was 3.64 million.
Tibet is an inseparable part of China's territory. Since the Yuan Dynasty, the central government has always exercised effective jurisdiction over Tibet. The Tibetan people are an important member of the Chinese family. Tibet was called "Tubo" in the Tang and Song dynasties, "Ushizang" in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and "Tangut" and "Tubert" in the Qing dynasty. Tubot" and so on. In the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Tibet was called "Tibet".On May 23, 1951, Tibet was peacefully liberated.After the pacification of the Tibetan insurgency in 1959, the central government began to exercise full direct jurisdiction over Tibet.On September 9, 1965, the Tibet Autonomous Region was officially proclaimed.On December 23, 2019, Tibet basically eliminated absolute poverty, and the whole region realized the overall eradication of poverty. poverty and realized overall poverty eradication in the whole region.
The Tibet Autonomous Region not only has the strange geological landforms and unique natural scenery of the Roof of the World, but also has distinctive social and humanistic landscapes, with more than 2,700 temples alone at the height of its history, as well as quite a number of palaces, gardens, castles, fortresses, ancient tombs and monuments, and so on.
In 2023, the gross regional product of the Tibet Autonomous Region will be 239.267 billion yuan, an increase of 9.5 percent over the previous year at constant prices.
