New road links remote Tibet county to rest of the country
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="Medog">Medog</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tibet">Tibet</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="inaccessible">inaccessible</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="road">road</span>.</p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="safeguard">safeguard</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="territory">territory</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Medog">Medog</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 10,000 <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 117-<span word="km">km</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="connects">connects</span> <span word="Bomi">Bomi</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Medog">Medog</span> <span word="county">county</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="elusive">elusive</span> <span word="lotus">lotus</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="sutras">sutras</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="Medog">Medog</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="most">most</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>" <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="its">its</span> "<span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>", <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="unstable">unstable</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="formations">formations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="rainfall">rainfall</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="descends">descends</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="border">border</span>, 4,300 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="round">round</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forest">forest</span>-<span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="county">county</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,300 <span word="meters">meters</span>.</p><p><span word="Landslides">Landslides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avalanches">avalanches</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="prevalent">prevalent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="peaks">peaks</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="river">river</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>," <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rugged">rugged</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="received">received</span> 950 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($156 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p>
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