Tibet adjoins Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the province of Qinghai in the north, Sichuan in the east, Yunnan in the southeast, and such countries and regions as Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal in the south and west along an international border of nearly 4,000 km. The1.22-million-square-km autonomous region accounts for 12.8 percent of Chinas total land area.

Tibet, averaging more than 4,000 meters above sea level, forms the main part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and is well known as the "roof of the world." The Himalayas, ranging from east to west on the southern edge of the Tibet Plateau, run for 2,400 kilometers with an elevation of more than 6,000 meters. Mount Qomolangma is the worlds highest peak with an elevation of 8848.13 meters. The Yarlungzangbo Gorge, at a depth of 5,382 meters, is the worlds deepest gorge.

Tibet has continually developed and exploited its unique tourism resources, both human and natural. The region currently has four tourist areas of Lhasa, the west, southwest and south.

No.	Institutions	Telephone	Fax  /  E-mail  /  http	Address / Postcode
544.	TIBET UNIVERSITY	6331024	6334489 E-mail: ffd@post.atlbet.edu.cn http://www.utibet.edu.cn	No.39 Jiangsulu LHASA 850000
City Code of LHASA :  0891

(China Scholarship Council December 4, 2008)