Lhasa is the most developed city in Tibet.

Lhasa is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and an international tourist city with plateau and ethnic characteristics. The political, economic, cultural and religious center of Tibet and the holy land of Tibetan Buddhism. Lhasa is located in the middle of the Tibetan Plateau and on the north side of the Himalayas. It is 3,650 meters above sea level (to prevent endogenous oxygen deficiency) and is located in the middle reaches of the Lhasa River Valley, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River. Plain, the Lhasa River flows through this and flows into the Brahmaputra River in the southern suburbs.

Whether it is from ancient times to the present, the most developed city in Tibet has always been Lhasa.

Economic overview:

In 2012, the city achieved a regional gross product (GDP) of 26.004 billion yuan, an increase of 12.2% over the previous year. In 2012, the proportions of the three industries were 4.1%, 34.9%, and 61.0%, respectively, driving economic growth by 0.3, 5.0, and 6.9 percentage points respectively. Compared with the previous year, the proportion of the primary industry decreased by 0.4 percentage points, the proportion of the secondary industry increased by 1.0 percentage points, and the proportion of the tertiary industry decreased by 0.6 percentage points.

In 2013, Lhasa City is expected to achieve a regional GDP of 31.2 billion yuan, an increase of 20% over the previous year, accounting for 39% of the region's total; total retail sales of consumer goods are 15 billion yuan, an increase of 20%. Accounting for 51.9% of the total in the region. ?

Primary Industry

The level of agriculture and animal husbandry in Lhasa is relatively high, with highland barley, wheat, and rapeseed mainly grown. Damxung County in the north of Lhasa belongs to the southern edge of the northern Tibetan grassland, with rich water and grass, prosperous animal husbandry, and rich in beef and mutton meat, ghee, cow down and wool; the central part is famous The Lhasa Valley, whose southern part is located in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, is one of the better agricultural areas in Tibet and is rich in highland barley, wheat, rapeseed and beans. The "Lhasa No. 1" broad bean is a fine variety well-known at home and abroad.

Agriculture and animal husbandry: In 2012, the city’s total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery was 1.771 billion yuan, an increase of 3.9% over the previous year in comparable terms. Among them: the agricultural output value was 752 million yuan, an increase of 2.5%; the forestry output value was 39 million yuan, an increase of 18.5%; the animal husbandry output value was 940 million yuan, an increase of 5.0%; the fishery output value was 0.01 million yuan, a decrease of 31.0%; the agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery service industry output value was 0.39 billion, down 4.0%.

Cultivation area: The total crop planting area throughout the year was 38,500 hectares, an increase of 0,600 hectares over the previous year. The grain planting area was 26,100 hectares, the same as the previous year. Among them: the highland barley planting area is 16508.03 hectares, an increase of 56.88 hectares over the previous year; the wheat planting area is 8996.85 hectares, an increase of 4.01 hectares over the previous year; the rapeseed planting area is 3939.77 hectares, an increase of 121.34 hectares over the previous year; the vegetable planting area is 4626.75 hectares, an increase over the previous year An increase of 596.5 hectares.

Output of livestock, poultry and aquatic products: The total number of livestock on hand at the end of the year was 1.3542 million heads (horses), of which 700,600 were large livestock and 30,800 pigs were sold; meat production was 31,400 tons. , the same as the previous year; the egg output was 583.61 tons, an increase of 105.2%; the milk output was 32,800 tons, an increase of 3.0%; the aquatic product output was 155.24 tons, the same as the previous year.

Second Industry

In industries such as textiles, leather, plastics, matches and carpets, traditional methods and mechanized processes coexist in Lhasa. Ethnic handicraft production has made great progress, and the carpets produced by the Lhasa Carpet Factory in Tibet have a good market.

In 2012, the total industrial added value was 3.23 billion yuan, an increase of 19.3% over the previous year. The added value of industries above designated size was 2.698 billion yuan, an increase of 19.5%, of which the added value of municipal enterprises was 1.426 billion yuan, an increase of 14.6%. At the end of 2012, there were 45 industrial enterprises above designated size in the city, a year-on-year increase of 15.4%; the annual sales rate of industrial products above designated size was 96.1%, down 2 percentage points from the previous year. Among them: the sales rate of products of state-owned industrial enterprises is 97%, and the sales rate of products of non-state-owned industrial enterprises is 95%.

Tertiary Industry

At the end of 2012, there were 50 enterprises above designated size in the city, a year-on-year increase of 13.6%; the total retail sales of consumer goods for the whole year was 12.456 billion yuan, an increase of 12.456 billion yuan from the previous year. An increase of 18.5%. The retail sales of trading enterprises above designated size were 3.819 billion yuan, an increase of 8.6% over the previous year, accounting for 30.7% of the city's total retail sales of consumer goods. In 2012, the city's total foreign trade import and export volume was US$3.33 billion, an increase of 154.7% over the previous year. Among them: export value was US$3.261 billion, an increase of 188.0%, of which local products were US$37 million, accounting for 1.1% of total exports; import value was US$69 million, a year-on-year decrease of 60.9%.

In 2012, the city received 6.5083 million tourists from home and abroad, an increase of 26.5% over the previous year. Among them: 644,800 domestic tourists, an increase of 28.2%; 60,000 inbound tourists, a decrease of 48.3%. The total tourism income for the year was 6.548 billion yuan, an increase of 28.1%; the foreign exchange income from tourism was 24.5796 million US dollars, a decrease of 41.9%.

In 2005, it was named "The Favorite Tourist City for European Tourists" by the "Europe-China International Tourism Forum".

In 2006, it was selected as one of the 30 summer resort cities in the country, ranking 12th.

In December 2011, it was rated as a national civilized city.

In 2012, it was selected into the "Top 200 Charming Cities with Chinese Characteristics in 2012".

On September 19, 2012, Lhasa ranked first among the top ten provincial capital cities in happiness (Top Ten Happy Cities); Lhasa ranked first in the top ten provincial capital cities in leisure time (Top Ten Leisure Cities) Ranked fifth.

On December 20, 2012, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released the "Public Service Blue Book" stating that a survey covering more than 25,000 questionnaires in 38 cities across the country showed that Lhasa citizens have the highest sense of security. The most secure city in China.

The evaluation of the 2012 "Public Service Blue Book" published by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Lhasa City's medical and health, public transportation, urban environment, public safety, employment and social security, etc. Five factors topped the list, and basic public service capabilities ranked first among 38 cities across the country.

Lhasa has been rated as "China's Happy City" by CCTV's "Economic Life Survey" for six consecutive years, ranking among the top three in residents' happiness.

On November 1, 2015, Lhasa was awarded the title of "China's Top Ten Vibrant Leisure Cities" in 2015.