The direct air route linking Shanghai and Xigaze City in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region (with a stopover in Xi'an) has been launched on May 1, according to China's civil aviation authorities. This route connects Shanghai, Shanxi, and Xizang, significantly reducing travel time between Xigaze and Shanghai while injecting fresh momentum into economic and cultural exchanges between the two regions. 

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Editor: Pan Lu, Luo Rongting

Translator: Peng Qing, Zhi Xinghua

Review: Dong Xiuli, Pan Lu