Tibet Autonomous Region as the main parts of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau located in the southwest border area of China between the east longitude 78'25 - 90'06 and the north latitude 26'50 - 36'53. It has a common boundary with some of provinces or autonomous regions such as Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai and Xinjiang. It is bounded on the west by the Kashmir Zone, and bordered on some countries in South and Southeast Asia such as Burma, India, Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal.

Tibet has diversified physiognomy with mountains, desert, grassland and forestry, as one of the largest grassland and forestry in China. But the soil resources are uneven distributed. Tibet has a large quantity of plants and animals resources. Plenty of rivers and lakes bring it 2 billion-kilowatt water resources, which account of 30 percent of the whole country. There are considerable terrestrial heats, solar energy and wind energy, in which the reserve of terrestrial heat is the largest in the country. Up to 90 kinds of mineral resources have been discovered, with 30 kinds of mineral resources have proved their reserves. But it has difficulty to exploit the potential deposits. Additionally Tibet is rich in the tourism resources.

Tibetan economy is developing in recent years, with GDP 7698 million Yuan, the gross output value of agriculture and industry 5321 million Yuan, and the per capita GDP 3194 Yuan in 1997. The total value of imports and exports in Tibet in 1997 reached up to 118.33 million US dollars. The government revenue was more than 3693 million Yuan, and the output of grain was about 0.7919 million tons. At present, the farming and animal husbandry are the major industries in Tibet. The gross output of agriculture accounted for 77.9 percent of the gross output value of agriculture and industry in 1997. But the productivity is very low, and the handwork in farming and animal husbandry are still some of primary pattern. Although in some areas near cities few of machines used in agricultural, the manpower and animal power are still applied in plowing land. So the output of agricultural production is neither high nor stable. In Tibet the industry sectors are quite small in size and few in kinds, with extensive management at low efficiency.

There are over 800 settlements in Tibet; Lhasa is Tibet's traditional capital and the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region. Lhasa contains the world heritage site the Potala Palace and Norbulingka, the residences of the Dalai Lama. Lhasa contains a number of significant temples and monasteries which are deeply engrained in its history including Jokhang and Ramoche Temple.

Shigatse is the country's second largest city, west of Lhasa. Gyantse, Chamdo are also amongst the largest.Religion and spirituality is extremely important to the Tibetans and has a strong influence over all aspects of lives; ingrained deeply into their cultural heritage. B?s the ancient traditional religion of Tibet, but following the introduction of Tantric Buddhism into Tibet by Padmasambhava this became eclipsed by Tibetan Buddhism, a distinctive form of Vajrayana. Tibetan Buddhism is practiced not only in Tibet but also in Mongolia, parts of northern India, the Buryat Republic, the Tuva Republic, and in the Republic of Kalmykia.Tourism brings in the most income from the sale of handicrafts. These include Tibetan hats, jewelry (silver and gold), wooden items, clothing, quilts, fabrics, Tibetan rugs and carpets. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway which links the region to Qinghai in China proper was opened in 2006.The Chinese government claims that the line will promote the development of impoverished Tibet.