Seizing the national strategic opportunity for low-altitude economic development, Dazi District has proactively embraced the strategic deployments of both the central government and the Tibet Autonomous Region. The district has made the low-altitude industry its core driver for overcoming development bottlenecks, transforming growth engines, and advancing high-quality development. Through relentless effort, Dazi has achieved a historic breakthrough from "0 to 1" and is now pushing toward iterative expansion from "1 to N," empowering the plateau's high-quality economy with technological wings and carving out a distinctive low-altitude economic path with highland characteristics.
Driving east from Lhasa city along the Lhasa River for 20 kilometers, one arrives at the Dazi Low-Altitude Economy Application Demonstration Base. What was once a riverside valley is now a thriving hub for new low-altitude business formats. Drones adapted to the complex plateau environment take off and land in an orderly fashion, with air-based data signals interweaving in coordination. A host of innovative, new-quality productive forces are taking root and flourishing on the snow-covered plateau.
In 2025, the Tibet Autonomous Region officially issued the "Several Policies for Supporting the High-Quality Development of the Low-Altitude Economy (Trial)," leveraging the plateau's unique airspace advantages to cultivate new growth poles for the economy. Aligning precisely with national and regional strategies, Dazi District implemented its own "Low-Altitude Economy Development Plan," outlining a clear roadmap for the district's standardized, large-scale, and distinctive high-quality growth in this sector.
On this new track, Dazi has built the demonstration base to a high standard. Leveraging the collective economy platform of Tuanjie Community, the district has cultivated local operating entities, building the base's infrastructure from scratch, securing airspace resources, and perfecting supporting facilities. This has successfully achieved the historic leap from nothing to something, from "0 to 1" in the plateau's low-altitude industry.
Tenzin Basang, a grid worker in Tuanjie Community, Dêgê Town, Dazi District, recently received an alert from an aerial drone patrol: someone had dumped trash at the entrance of Anju Residential Community, and there was also household waste in the green belts. "We are heading there right now to deal with it," he said. Moments later, community staff rushed to the location to begin cleanup operations. This scene is a vivid example of the "low-altitude + grassroots governance" model in action, effectively overcoming the shortcomings of traditional patrols and building a new, integrated ground-air governance framework.
Yixi Qunzong, a publicity and organization committee member of Tuanjie Community, explained that regular drone patrols have completely transformed their traditional governance model. Drones conduct fixed-point, full-area inspections, comprehensively identifying various livelihood issues across the community, enabling intelligent detection and tiered response. Today, with clear division of labor between humans and machines, the entire community inspection process runs efficiently and closed-loop, making governance more effective and refined.
Riding the policy tailwinds from the national and regional levels, Dazi District has taken the initiative with proactive services, continuously optimizing the business environment and improving the demonstration base's facilities. This has strengthened the industry's magnetic appeal, attracting a large number of quality market players to cluster. As of the first half of 2026, 21 enterprises along the upstream and downstream industry chain have settled in the base, covering drone R&D and manufacturing, flight services, training and certification, data applications, and supporting supply chains. This has fostered a complete low-altitude industry ecosystem encompassing "technology R&D, equipment display, production and manufacturing, and supporting services."
Ma Rongfei, head of the demonstration base, noted that by relying on a three-tier policy system, they optimize enterprise services and simplify approval processes, ensuring policy benefits are delivered precisely and safeguarding steady industry growth. Around the low-altitude sector, they are conducting targeted investment attraction across the entire chain, gathering high-quality upstream and downstream enterprises to promote clustered development. Currently, 946 flight routes are in operation, widely applied in areas such as grassroots governance, ecological inspection, and emergency response.
Having achieved the "0 to 1" breakthrough, Dazi is now pushing forward with the "1 to N" iterative expansion. With the Low-Altitude Digital Application Center serving as the smart hub, the district is continuously broadening the boundaries of "low-altitude +" integrated applications. Low-altitude technology is being deeply embedded into key fields such as grassroots governance, ecological protection, work safety, specialty industries, and talent training, providing professional and digital low-altitude operational support for nine major government functional departments.
Wang Shaofeng, a second-class firefighter with the Dazi District Fire and Rescue Brigade, said that leveraging the plateau drone resources of the low-altitude economy, the brigade has established a routine joint-response mechanism. Drones undertake tasks such as fire prevention patrols, high-rise building hazard inspections, and full-area township patrols, enabling rapid detection of hidden fire points for early warning and early response, thereby building a solid aerial defense line for the district's fire safety.
Danzeng Qupei, deputy director of the Dazi District Housing and Urban-Rural Development Administration, observed that since incorporating drone-based low-altitude inspections into daily work, their operational model has changed dramatically. Drone patrols cover vast areas and can precisely capture hidden problems. Once leads are identified, ground personnel are dispatched for on-site handling, realizing a linkage model of "air inspection, ground implementation" that reduces wasted effort and improves the timeliness of problem resolution.
As industry thrives, talent gathers; as talent gathers, development flourishes. Dazi District adheres to a development strategy of cultivating talent locally, retaining it locally, and enabling nearby employment. Routine practical training courses in drone operation, airspace maintenance, and equipment repair are held regularly, precisely matching the development needs of the plateau's low-altitude industry. The goal is to build a team of skilled local low-altitude professionals who can be retained, are practical, and possess refined technical expertise.
Ma Rongfei further explained that through practical training, the program has already helped 20 people secure employment. In the future, they plan to increase this to 70 jobs, contributing to increased incomes and talent retention for the local population.
Kang Xin, deputy director of the Dazi District Development and Reform Commission, stated that in the next phase, Dazi will continue to amplify its first-mover advantages, address development shortcomings, and focus on key areas with precision. The district aims to accelerate the transition of its low-altitude economy from "breaking ground and starting up" to "achieving results and demonstrating impact," striving to build Dazi into a pioneering zone for Tibet's low-altitude economy.