Tourism earns Tibet 1,130 mln yuan in 1H 2009

　　Tourists take pictures at the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 29, 2009. According to the Tourism Bureau of Tibet Autonomous Region, the tourist population reached 1,497,400 and the total income of tourism was 1,130 million RMB in the first 6-month of 2009. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)