Tourists visit the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 24, 2009. Tibet Autonomous Region received 720,237 tourists in the first five months this year, 190 percent more than the same period last year, photo from Xinhua.
 
Tourists taste local food at the Lunang folk-custom holiday village in Nyingchi, a city in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 26, 2009. Tibet Autonomous Region received 720,237 tourists in the first five months this year, 190 percent more than the same period last year, photo from Xinhua.
 
A tourist from the United States drinks wine in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 27, 2009. Tibet Autonomous Region received 720,237 tourists in the first five months this year, 190 percent more than the same period last year, photo from Xinhua.
 
Tourists rest in a tent in Damxung County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 26, 2009. Tibet Autonomous Region received 720,237 tourists in the first five months this year, 190 percent more than the same period last year, photo from Xinhua.
 
Photo taken on June 26, 2009 shows tents prepared for tourists in the north of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Tibet Autonomous Region received 720,237 tourists in the first five months this year, 190 percent more than the same period last year, photo from Xinhua.