Photo taken on May 27, 2016 shows the inauguration ceremony of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. China's State Council, or the cabinet, has approved the application of Shannan in Tibet Autonomous Region to be upgraded from a prefecture to a prefecture-level city in January. Located in southeastern Tibet with an average altitude of 3,700 meters, Shannan is the fifth prefecture-level city in Tibet after the regional capital Lhasa, Qamdo, Xigaze and Nyingchi. Shannan, which borders Indian and Bhutan, is the birthplace of the ancient Tibetan civilization with the region's first King, first palace, first piece of farmland, first temple and first religious script. (Xinhua/Cui Zhao)
