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Big Moments in 70 Years since Tibet’s Peaceful Liberation(II)

2021-05-24 14:41:00China Tibet Online

On December 25, 1954, the Kham-Tibet Highway (from Jinjiguan at the junction of previous Xikang Province and Sichuan Province to Lhasa) and the Qinghai-Tibet Highway (Xining to Lhasa) were opened to traffic at the same time, with lengths of 2,271 km and 1,937 km respectively. This marked the end of Tibet’s history without modern highways.

On December 25, 1954, the inaugural ceremony of the Kham-Tibet Highway (now the Sichuan-Tibet Highway) and the Qinghai-Tibet Highway was held in Lhasa.

Motor squadron on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway.

Road builders who participated in the construction of the Kham-Tibet Highway (now the Sichuan-Tibet Highway) drilled mountains and built roads between cliffs.

The Ra’og ditch Natural Hazard Section of the Sichuan-Tibet Highway.

The Yela Mountain Highway on the Sichuan-Tibet Line.

The Sichuan-Tibet Highway.

The Qinghai-Tibet Highway passes through Hoh Xil's No Man’s Land.

The Qinghai-Tibet Highway passes through Nagchu Town.

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