SKY WAY AUSPICIOUS TO THE TIBETANS

“Sky Way”Built in the New Century O n M a y 2 6 , 1 9 5 1 , t h e l a t e C h a i r m a n M a o o r d e r e d c o n stru c tio n o f the Sic h u a n -Tib e t Hig h way a n d th e Qin g h a i- Tib et Hig hway . But the two h ig h wa ys were no t e no ug h to m ee t Tib e t' s n e e d s fo r so c ia l a n d e c o n o m ic d e v e lo p m e n t; it a lso n e ed e d a ra ilwa y . Su r v e y wo rk wa s c a rr ie d o u t in 1 9 5 6 a n d i n 1 9 5 8 , a n d c o n stru c tio n o f th e 8 1 4 -…