* With heavy spending on the construction of railway and road facilities, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has seen rapid development and constant improvements to the lives of the locals.

 

* Since 2012, more than 337 billion yuan (about 50.4 billion U.S. dollars) has been spent as fixed-asset investment in Tibet's transport sector.

 

* Over the past decade, three railway lines have formed a "Y" shape on the plateau region, and the total length of roads in Tibet has increased by some 55,000 km to 120,000 km, including more than 90,000 km of rural roads.