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Tibet Working People's Cultural Palace

Coordinates: 29°38′52″N 91°09′28″E / 29.64784°N 91.15784°E / 29.64784; 91.15784
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The Tibet Working People's Cultural Palace (Chinese: 西藏劳动人民文化宫), or Cultural Palace of the Tibetan Working People was a famous original building in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, belonging to the Tibet Autonomous Region Federation of Trade Unions, located on the south side of the Potala Palace Square, which has now been demolished.

History

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In May 1965, the building was invested and constructed by the Tibet Autonomous Region General Confederation of Trade Unions,[1] and on August 30, 1965, it was completed. Zhu De's handwriting "Working People's Cultural Palace" hanging above the main door.[2]

From September 1 to September 9, 1965, the first session of the first TAR People's Congress was held here, and on September 9, 1965, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, the newly elected chairman of the first TAR People's Committee, declared the formal establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region.[3][4]

In 1995, the Potala Palace Square was constructed on the basis of the original square of the Cultural Palace of the Working People, and in August 1995, the Potala Palace Square was handed over to the management of the Cultural Palace of the Working People.[5] In 2004, the building was demolished.[6]

Reference

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  1. ^ 中國少數民族. 中國人民大學書報資料社, 複印報刊資料 (in Chinese). 中國人民大學書報資料社. 1981. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  2. ^ 从无偿援助到平等互惠:西藏与内地的地方合作与长治久安研究 (in Chinese). 社会科学文献出版社. 2014. p. 44. ISBN 978-7-5097-5777-2. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  3. ^ 崛起之路——共和国风云60年 (in Chinese). 南文博雅. 2015. p. 110. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  4. ^ 中国社会科学院民族学与人类学研究所《西藏近三百年政治史》编写组; 中国社会科学院. 民族学与人类学研究所 (2006). 西藏近三百年政治史 (in Chinese). 鹭江出版社. ISBN 978-7-80671-090-6. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  5. ^ 古城拉萨市区历史地名考 (in Chinese). 社会科学文献出版社. 2014. p. 181. ISBN 978-7-5097-5179-4. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  6. ^ "没有文化的劳动人民文化宫该怎么办". 新闻中心首页_新浪网 (in Chinese). 2004-12-17. Retrieved 2024-06-19.

29°38′52″N 91°09′28″E / 29.64784°N 91.15784°E / 29.64784; 91.15784