Qinghai-Tibet-Sichuan-Tibet Highway Monument
Qinghai-Tibet-Sichuan-Tibet Highway Monument (Chinese: 青藏川藏公路纪念碑), also known as Sichuan-Tibet and Qinghai-Tibet Highway Monument (Chinese: 川藏、青藏公路纪念碑), Sichuan-Tibet and Qinghai-Tibet Highway Opening Monument (Chinese: 川藏、青藏公路通车纪念碑), is a monument located at the intersection of Jinzhu West Road and Minzu Road, Gongdelin Street, Chengguan District, Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, on the banks of the Lhasa River.[1]
History[edit]
The monument was erected on December 25, 1984, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway and the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, and to bear in mind the glorious achievements of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the people of Tibet, Sichuan and Qinghai and the great sacrifices made in the construction of these two highways.[2] The monument was inscribed by Hu Yaobang, then General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.[3] On October 7, 2019, it was announced as the eighth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 拉萨史话. 中国史话. 社会系列 (in Chinese). 社会科学文献出版社. 2015. p. 171. ISBN 978-7-5097-6290-5. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ 《西藏百科全书》总编辑委员会 (2009). 西藏百科全书 (in Chinese). 西藏人民出版社. p. 348. ISBN 978-7-223-01900-2. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ 中囯百年历史名碑 (in Chinese). 辽宁敎育出版社. 1999. p. 530. ISBN 978-7-5382-5614-7. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
- ^ "川藏、青藏公路纪念碑入选全国重点文物保护单位_民俗_中国西藏网". 中国西藏网 (in Chinese). 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
