Lhasa Auditorium

The Lhasa Auditorium (Chinese: 拉萨大礼堂) is a theater in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, and the first theater in the history of Tibet, which was inaugurated on April 15, 1956. The auditorium is located in South Street, West End, Yutuo Road, Lhasa.[1]

History

On April 22, 1956, the inaugural meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region was held in the newly completed Lhasa Auditorium.[2] Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso and Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama delivered speeches.[3]

In July 1956, the first elementary school in the history of Tibet, Lhasa Primary School, held its first graduation ceremony at the Lhasa Auditorium, with Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme and others attending the ceremony and delivering speeches.[4]

Reference

  1. ^ 辉煌的二十世纪新中国大纪录: 西藏卷 (in Chinese). 红旗出版社. 1999. ISBN 978-7-5051-0374-0. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  2. ^ 西藏经济简史. 现代中国藏学文库 (in Chinese). 中国藏学出版社. 2002. p. 74. ISBN 978-7-80057-599-0. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  3. ^ 历辈达赖喇嘛与班禅额尓德尼年谱 (in Chinese). 中央民族大学出版社. 1998. p. 704. ISBN 978-7-81001-742-8. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  4. ^ 中國西藏 (in Chinese). 民族出版社. 2002. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-06-19.