"Witness Democratic Reform -- Photo Exhibit of Tibet 1950 to 1970 by Lan Zhigui," was kicked off Saturday in the Chinese Art Gallery, Beijing.

Lan Zhigui is introducing his works on March 21, 2009 in the Chinese Art Gallery, Beijing. [Xinhua photo]

Lan is a former military press-photographer. Since 1951 when he entered Tibet with the 18th Army of the People's Liberation Army troops, Lan used his camera to capture the historical changes in this plateau during the following 20 years.

This exhibition boasts a total of 100 pictures on a series of major historial events such as the PLA troops marching into Tibet, construction of Kangding-Tibet Highway, suppressing rebellion in Tibet in 1959, Democratic Reform, counterattack in self-defense on China-India border and establishment of Tibet Autonomous Region, showing a real Tibet in aspects like religion, culture and ethnic customs.

"It has witnessed the Democratic Reform in Tibet. It's really a landmark in the history of global human rights," Zhang Xiaoming, president and chief editor of "China's Tibet" said highly of the exhibition.