A taste of Xizang: Russian visitor harvests honey in Shannan

July 03, 2026Source: People's Daily OnlineAuthor: Wu Shimin, Liu Ning, Elena Davdova, Gao Wenxiao

What is it like to spend a day as a beekeeper on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau? At a bee culture and eco-experience park in Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, a Russian visitor tries the craft firsthand and samples freshly harvested plateau honey — discovering the sweet side of Xizang's high-altitude landscape.