Cultural heritage is effectively protected and passed on in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, said a white paper issued Friday by the State Council Information Office.

Since restorative work was done on the Jokhang Temple in 1972, the country has continued to invest huge funds in the maintenance and protection of the Potala Palace, Norbulingka, Jokhang Temple and other cultural relics and historic sites, said the white paper titled "Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity."