“New Tibet” Photo Show

China＇s Tibet and the Tibet Literature and Art Federation held the “New Tiber” Photo Prize Awards Ceremony and Photo Exhibition in the Tibet Museum from August 9-6,2005.Marking the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region,the exhibition showed Tibet＇s socio-economic progress over those four decades,     

Modernisation of Tibet as part of the Overall Development of Western China From the Central Gouernment's policy of support for Tibet

The Chinese Government has developed a strate-gy for the“Broad-Scale Development of WesternChina”,bringing the development of Western China,including Tibet,into the overall strategy for the mod-ernisation of China.It has also formulated special pref-erential policies towards Tibet.Therefore Tibet is nowin historically favorable circumstances fordevelopment.By studying those preferential policiestoward Tibet adopted by the Chinese Government,the author tries to analyze their social and economic     

西部大开发中的西藏现代化——以中央政府对西藏的政策支持为视角

The Chinese Government has developed a strategy for the “Broad-Scale Development of WesternChina”, bringing the development of Western China, including Tibet, into the overall strategy for the modernisation of China. It has also formulated special preferential policies towards Tibet. Therefore Tibet is now in historically favorable circumstances for development. By studying those preferential policies toward Tibet adopted by the Chinese Government,the author tries to analyze their social and economic benefits, tease out the fundamental principles of Tibetan development reflected by them,     

The Qing Court's Troop Deployment in Tibet and Its Expenditure

1.Expenditure on troops stationedin Tibet(1) Source of military expenditureThe Qing court first stationed troops in Tibet inthe Yongzheng period (1723-1735).The purpose was toguarantee the safety of the Resident Minister of Tibet.According to Yue Zhongqi's memorial to the court inthe fifth year of the Yongzheng reign period (1727):“Ifno garrison troops were sent to Tibet,we had to main-tain armed forces in Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces inconstant readiness for an emergency.At the same time     

清代对西藏的军事管理与支出

The Qing court first stationed troops in Tibet in the Yongzheng period (1723-1735). The purpose was to guarantee the safety of the Resident Minister of Tibet.According to Yue Zhongqi‘s memorial to the court in the fifth year of the Yongzheng reign period (1727): “If no garrison troops were sent to Tibet, we had to maintain armed forces in Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces in constant readiness for an emergency At the same timewe have to send officials to Tibet to protect the Dalai Lama. The court is now discussing sending a military officer to follow the imperial envoy to Tibet,     

NEW BOOKS

Books On the Basic Situation of China's Tibet This refers to a set of 10 books on the basic situa-tion of Tibet.Thus far,five have been published.including History of Tibet by Cheng Qingying,Geog—raphy of Tibet by Yang Jingye and Zheng Du,Religionin Tibet by Garzanggyia.Tourism in Tibet byAncaidain,and Stoties of Tibet by Zhang Xiaoming. All published by the China Intercontinental Press.thev tell Tibet from different angles and are completewim fine photos.History of Tibet tells the segment of     

Beijing Tibet Middle School

The year marks the 20th anniversary of the Central Government decision to run Tibet middle schools in the hinterland. At present, there are such schools or Tibetan classes in 26 provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government. They work to train technical personnel and teachers for Tibet. Launched in 1987, the Beijing Tibet Middle School has since trained more than 2,800 middle and high school students for Tibet. Many of them returned to Tibet for construction.     

Successful Female Mountaineers

The Third Mountaineering Meet took place from September 26 to October 8, 2003. It was sponsored by the Tibet Association for Mountaineers and undertaken by the Tibet Mountaineering Team and the Tibet Mountaineering School.     

TANG SHAOYI AND SINO-BRITISH NEGOTIATION ON TIBETAN ISSUE

In December 1903, the British, cashing in on the Japan-Russia scramble for northeast China, sent troops into Tibet. They captured Gyangze in April the next year, and Lhasa in August. The British forced Tibet to sign the Lhasa Convention, with the aim of cutting Tibet off from Chinese territory. High Commissioner You Tai, stationed in Tibet by the Qing court, was coerced by the British to sign the Convention.When the Qing court was informed, Emperor Guangxu appointed Tang ambassador …     

西藏民主改革60年来的农村生活变迁——以帕拉庄园所在班觉伦布村为例（英文）

<正>On May 23, 1951, with the signing of Agreement of the Central People's Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet, the Chinese People's Liberation Army successively entered Tibet in October 1951, marking the peaceful liberation of Tibet. In the following eight years,     

Iodel of Library Training Prograrm at the Tibet Library

Librarianship in Tibet has changed gradually through the years. Its development has been closely tied to the movement of history, economics, and culture in Tibet. There are many issues that have become obstacles in the development of Tibetan libraries. Foremost among these issues is the shortage of professionally trained librarians. This paper discusses the history of Tibetan libraries, and explores the situation of the library and information science （LIS） profession in Tibet. Finally, through analysis of current situations and problems, this paper discusses a model of a library training program at the Tibet library to provide variety and appropriate continuing education for librarians in Tibet.     

Left Alone But Returned With Horses

The author was born in December 1943 in the Qamdo Prefecture and died of illness in 2000. She was a writer and a member of the Tibet Branch of the Chinese Association of Writers. She used to be head of Nagqu Prefecture, Deputy Director of the Nagqu Prefectural Bureau of Animal Husbandry, Vice-Chairman of the Tibet Association of Literary and Art Circles, Chairman of the Tibet Association of Folk Literature Writers, President of the Tibet Society of Folk Culture and Chief Editor of Tibet Folklore. Her works include Changtang Grasslands and I. Here is a story she once wrote.     

LETTERS

DearMr.aegri, Please be kind enough to except mywarm greetings for the 15th Anniversary0f China's Tibet.As a Sri Lankan I gainedvery much knowledge on Tibet from themagazine“China's Tibet”.For more thaneight years I used to read China's Tibet.Itgave me very Valuable information andfacts and figures on Tiber.I wrote manypaper articles and published a leaflet onTiber.     

Who Is Managing Tibet？

It has been almost 40 years since the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region in 1965. To mark the 20th anniversary of the implementation of the PRC Law on National Regional Autonomy, on May 23, 2004, the State Council Information Office issued a white paper entitled ‘Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet‘. It recalled the process of the establishment and development of regional ethnic autonomy in Tibet, told of the policy‘s impact on the region‘s socioeconomic development and the gratifying achievements made, and answered the question as to who is working for Tibet and who is managing Tibet.     

On Dalai Lama＇s “Greater Tibet”

Referring to the point of the “middle road” made by the 14^th Dalai Lama, there is a concept of “Greater Tibet” which covers the existing Tibet Autonomous Region, the entire area of Qinghai Province, one-fifth of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, two-thirds of Gansu Province, two-thirds of Sichuan Province and half of Yunnan Province.     

Talent Cultivation Project Onthe Move

In the golden autumn of 2002, a ceremony was held in Lhasa for the Tibet Development Fund to donate to the Talent Cultivation Project. Nineteen Tibetan students currently studying in the hinterland and Tibetan universities and high schools, whose families live below the poverty line, formed the first group of recipients; 24 others belong to the second group to be aided. Radi (Chairman of the People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region), Lobsang Toinzhub (Vice-Chairman of the TAR government and advisor to the Tibet Development Fund), and Lhamin Soinam Lhunzhub (Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC Tibet Committee and council member of the Tibet Development Fund)     

My Elder Brother Sakhong Tsering Dorje

Mr. Sakhong Tsering Dorje was born in 1912 in Kanggu Village of Dromo Town of Tibet. About 1951, he made substantial contributions to the peaceful liberation of Tibet and became a well-known patriot. He took the posts of deputy director of the office of Kyika in Dromo, member of the CPPCC of Gyantse County and member of the CPPCC of the Tibet Autonomous Region respectively.     

My Work as Secretary General of the KMT Tibet Office(Ⅱ)

EDITOR'S NOTE: As World War II was about to end in the 1940s, the KMT Government built the Xikang-Tibet Highway and dispatched troops into the region, and Chiang Kai-shek appointed Shen Zonglian Director of the Tibet Office. The KMT Tibet Office remained in operation until in 1949, when the Tibetan government reacted to "drive the Hans out of Tibet." The author of the following story was secretary general of the KMT Tibet Office at that time. The following is the second part o…     

All Urban Workers to Enjoy Medicare

Tibet started to reform its medical insurance system in 1999. Beginning in 2001, workers in Lhasa were given basic medical insurance on a trial basis. Whether workers in other parts of Tibet will enjoy the same system in the near future? With this in mind, reporters with Tibet Business News interviewed Qi Weiguo, Deputy Director of the Labor and Social Securities Commission of the Tibet Autonomous Region.     

A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION ON THE THEME OF THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PEACEFUL LIBERATION OF TIBET

<正>As part of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet,China's Tibet magazine and the Federation of Literature and Art of Tibet Autonomous Region is going to hold a photographic competition with the theme"Witness to Tibet Over 60 Years".Photographers from home and abroad are welcome to contribute images on this theme.All prize-winning and top-ranked works will be exhibited in Beijing and Lhasa in May 2011 by the organizers.