Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet

The US $1.7 million, 37-meter-high spire-like concrete structure was designed by Professor Qi Kang of the Southeast University in Nanjing, China.

[6] The monument bears its own name engraved in the calligraphy of former general secretary and president Jiang Zemin, while an inscription refers to the expelling of "imperialist" forces from Tibet in 1951 (a reference to long-running Anglo-Russian Great-Game designs on the region) and reports on the socio-economic development achieved since then.

[7][8] The southern side of the monument is inscribed with an inscription in both Tibetan and Chinese characters, of which the Chinese is as follows:[9] On May 23, 1951 A.D., the Agreement between the Central People's Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet was signed in Beijing.

From then on, Tibet entered a new era of transition from darkness to light, from backwardness to progress, from poverty to affluence, from autocracy to democracy, and from feudalism to openness.

[10] On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet, we would like to erect this monument to commemorate the martyrs and show them to future generations.