The Tibet Autonomous Region reported high air quality in the whole
of 2000, with no acid rain falling, according to the report on the
environmental conditions in Tibet that was issued recently.
The China Central Television (CCTV) reported air quality of the
Tibet regional capital, Lhasa, for 210 days last year, with slight
air pollution for only one day, and with high air quality for all
other days.
In
2000, the Tibet Environment Monitoring Center monitored the quality
of air above the base camp on the north slope of Mount Qomolangma.
The monitoring results showed that the air quality of the Mountain
Qomolangma area met the first-class standard set by the state.
(People’s Daily 06/08/2001)