TIBET, December 31, AsiaInfo Services, Inc After 16 years' development, tourism industry has become a pillar industry of Tibet, giving impetus to other concerned trades, such as the expansion of employment, improvement of investment environment, adjustment of industrial structure and rising of financial revenue of Tibet. In August, the government of Tibet Atonomous Region promulgated a decision, hoping to attract more than 40 thousand foreign tourists and double the number of home tourists compared to last year.

12/31/1996: AsiaInfo China Daily News