Competitors warm up before a horse race in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 7, 2019. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

A selection of photos from the "InTibet" column shows beauty of nature on the plateau and stories of local people improving their lives with hard work.

BEIJING, Dec. 23, 2019 (Xinhua) --From scientific expedition at the Lake Yamzbog Yumco to wildlife conservation patrol mission in Shuanghu County at an average altitude of more than 5,000 meters, from a traditional festive horse racing to annual facelift of the Potala Palace, the photographers of Xinhua captured local people's daily lives and achievements on social development in Tibet in 2019, the year marking the 60th anniversary of the campaign of democratic reform in Tibet.

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 9, 2019 shows a tug of war held in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)

A woman wears Burang clothes in Burang County of Ali, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 22, 2019. (Xinhua/Chogo)

Black-necked cranes fly over a natural reserve for the birds in Lhunzhub County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)

Aerial photo taken on July 22, 2019 shows a Chinese scientific expedition team taking a boat to the main area of Lake Yamzbog Yumco for survey in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Photo taken on Jan. 31, 2019 shows Tibetan antelopes in Shuanghu County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Residents attend a spring plowing ceremony in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2019 shows the old town of Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 8, 2019 shows the scenery along the Yarlung Zangbo River in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

A man attends a convention celebrating the 60th anniversary of the campaign of democratic reform at Tibet in the Potala Palace square in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Herdsmen take part in a yak competition to celebrate Ongkor Festival (Bumper Harvest) in Quxu County of Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 27, 2019. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2019 shows the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)

Villagers pose for a group photo at a standardized apple cultivation demonstration park in Lingpa Village of Chanag Township in Mainling County of Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Children chat at the graduation ceremony of a kindergarten in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 12, 2019. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Herdswoman Qimei and her family warm hands by the fire at a herdsman resettlement site in Baingoin County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 17, 2019. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

Yaks fight during a yak-fighting festival in Zhexia Township of Bainang County in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

A player attends a traditional stone throwing competition in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Aug. 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

Aerial photo taken on Oct. 7, 2019 shows a view of the Lhasa River valley in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Photo taken on May 24, 2019 shows mountain guides scaling Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo by Zhaxi Cering/Xinhua)