Tibet has a vast territory, complex topography, and volatile climate. The "difficulty in travelling" has become a "failure" to economic and social development.
In 1954, the Sichuan-Tibet and Qinghai-Tibet highways with a total length of 4,360 kilometers were successfully opened to traffic, ending Tibet’s thousands of years of transportation with only plank roads, ziplines, human backs, and animal packs. This changed the long-term closure of Tibet and Tibet’s traffic entered A new era of leapfrog development.
During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, Tibet's entire region completed a fixed asset investment of RMB 251.6 billion in transportation, accounting for one-third of Tibet's total fixed asset investment.
By the end of 2020, the area's highway mileage will reach 118,800 kilometers, creating a plateau miracle with an average annual growth of 8,100 kilometers.
The accessibility rates of townships and organized villages are 100% and 99.96%.
Up to now, the total mileage of high-grade (high-speed) highways in the region has reached 1,105 kilometers, and a major breakthrough in the construction of high-grade (high-speed) highways represented by the "two roads" (Sichuan-Tibet and Qinghai-Tibet highways) has been achieved.
With the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and Lalin Railway to traffic, Tibet has established a three-dimensional comprehensive transportation system of roads, railways, and aviation.
The green transportation network extending in all directions has promoted the rapid development of Tibet's economy and society, and people of all ethnic groups in Tibet have embarked on the "road" of poverty alleviation and poverty alleviation.
(Reporter Gunsan Ram)
Editor in charge: [Wu Qingcai]