Lhasa Economy

Competitive industry together with feature economy, are playing key roles in the next stage of Tibet Lhasa's rapid development. In order to keep the balance between human and nature, tourism and service industry are emphasized as two growth engines for the future.

With the well natural condition, agriculture and husbandry are also developed well. Mainly, people plant highland barley, winter wheat and rape in Lhasa. In terms of natural recourses, Lhasa is rich in the resources of water conservancy, ground heat, solar energy and mine. Yangbajing ground heat is listed as the major experiment by our country. In addition, there are a lot of wild animals and plants. There is electron, machinery, food, textile, leather, plastics, match, sewing and some other kinds of business. The national handicraft has made great progress recently.

At the same time, sunset industries which cause serious pollution will fade out, in hopes of building a healthy eco-system. Environmental problems of public concern such as soil erosion, acidification, and loss of vegetation are items placed on the local government agenda.

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