.From the Distant Past
--the Course of Civilization in Tibet

Old Stone Age ruins prove that human beings lived on the North Tibet Plateau, now a no-man's-land, more than 5000 years ago. A series of archaelolgical discoveries at New Stone Age sites reflect the development and progress of civilization on the Tibetan Plateau over the past 5000 years.

Around the beginning of the Christian era, rising as a strong force, the Yarlung tribe in the South Tibet Valley area gradually established the Tubo Kingdom, which had been conducting frequent exchanges with the inland area of China. At the end of the ninth century, the tubo Kingdom collapsed, and Tibet experienced a period of seqaratist rule for several hundren years.

By the 3th century in the Yuan Dynasty, Tibet was officially brought into the territory of china.

The relationship between Tibet and the 3 motherland 3 was 3 further strengthened through developments in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, when the region made marked progress politically, economically and culturally. For historical reasons, Tibetan Buddhism was observed in traditional Tibetan society, and theocracy was the order of the day .

In 1951, The 17 Article Agreement on the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet was signed successfully by Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Central Government of the People's Rgqublic of China and the Local Government of Tibet. This meant that Tibet was peacefully liberated. In 1959, a democratic reform was carried out, bringing the old system to an end and ushering in a modern society of people's democracy.