Almost everywhere you turn in the Tibet Autonomous Region these days, there are solar panels. /CGTN Photo

On houses, on hilltops, in plains… Even streetlamps are equipped with their own individual panels. /CGTN Photo

This is all part of an effort to keep the region – much of which remains almost untouched – as pristine as possible. /CGTN Photo

Solar power is generally seen as a clean source of electricity, and with an average altitude of over 4,000 meters, Tibet gets a lot of sunshine. /CGTN Photo

The use of solar energy was even highlighted in a white paper on ecological progress in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from China’s State Council in July. /CGTN Photo