China's Tibet Facts & Figures 2005

Population

Religious Belief

National Regional Autonomy

Tibetan Economy

Transportation, Posts & Telecommunications

Environmental Protection

Tourism

Education, Science & Technology

Culture, Public Health & Sports

People's Livelihood & Social Security

Appendices

Web Links

40th Anniversary of the Establishment of Tibet Autonomous Region

Tibet Through My Camera's Lens

Late Autumn in Tibet

50 Years in Tibet

China Tibet Information Center

National Regional Autonomy

· Political Autonomy Right

· Autonomy Right in Economic and Social Development

· Equal Rights for Tibetan Women

· Study and Use of Tibetan Language

September 1965 saw the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region. In 1984, the Central Government promulgated the PRC Law on National Regional Autonomy, making this a State policy under which areas where the ethnic minorities live in compact communities enjoy autonomy in the political, economic and cultural fields. It also contains stipulations related to their relations with the Central Government. This provides legal guarantee for the Tibetans to enjoy full autonomy.

According to the PRC Law on National Regional Autonomy, the Tibet Autonomous Region enjoys full autonomy in such fields as locally-related legislation, use of Tibetan language, personnel management and exploitation of natural resources. The Tibetans take an active part in local and State affairs in accordance with the Constitution and the law. This is why Tibet can achieve such a big leap-forward in social and economic development.

Political Autonomy Right

In 1961, Tibet began to hold a general election, unprecedented in its history. Ex-serfs and ex-slaves enjoyed their right to be masters of the country for the first time. Exercising their right to vote and stand for election as endowed by the Constitution, they participated in the elections of deputies to national and local people's congresses.

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Autonomy Right in Economic and Social Development

From 1984 to 2001, the Central Government convened four special meetings on the work relating to Tibet, adopting a series of preferential policies and measures to deal with prominent problems hindering the development of Tibet.

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Equal Rights for Tibetan Women

In old days, the slavery system that had lasted for more than 1,000 years since the Tubo Kingdom period divided people into nine classes of three ranks. Classified into the bottom rank of the system, women were forbidden to participate in military and political affairs and had no chance of work out of family.

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Study and Use of Tibetan Language

The Tibet Autonomous Region enacted and implemented the Stipulations of the Tibet Autonomous Region for the Study, Use and Development of the Tibetan Language (For Trial Implementation) in 1987 and 1988 respectively.

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