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The Chinese Cultural Revolution arrived in Tibet in July 1966. Upon its arrival, monasteries were systematically destroyed and libraries were looted, rare books and paintings burned. Buddhist scriptures were used as wrapping paper and the Dalai Lama was declared a criminal. Long veiled in mystery, the events that took place five decades ago on the snowy plateaus of Tibet are known to few outsiders. Under the guise of "national unity" and modern civilization," Chinese authorities have managed to cover up their reign of terror on the Tibetan plateau.
Forbidden Memory: Tibet during the Cultural Revolution provides a glimpse of the history of the Chinese Cultural Revolution in the Tibettan Region through the power of never-before-seen photographs, detailed interviews, and cultural analysis. Denouncing the Chinese government's invasion of Tibet, writer and activist Tsering Woeser refects deeply on the ethnic character and cultural traditions of Tibet. The collection of photographs in Forbidden Memory were taken by Woeser's father, and reveal how the Chinese government transformed the once-secluded Buddhist state into a hell on earth-sacred temples demolished, cultural artifacts destroyed, monks and nuns humiliated and beaten, and formidable processions of troops, bedecked with flags and banners and they march through the mountains. Tsering Woeser's Forbidden Memory brings an end to the silence with an honest look at the disturbing history of Tibet in the latter half of the twentieth century.
Contents
Foreword
Wang Lixiong
A Note on the Photographs
Tsering Woeser
Defining Revolution: A Note on the Word Shajie
Tsering Woeser
Introduction
Robert Barnett
A Note on the English Edition
Robert Barnett and Susan T. Chen
I. Smash the Old Tibet! The Cultural Revolution Arrives On the Eve of Revolution
The Sacking of the Jokhang
The Red Guards in Lhasa Take Action How Was the Jokhang Sacked? The Red Guards from Mainland China
The Aftermath of the Sacking of the Jokhang
Who Is to Be Blamed?
After the Sacking Denouncing the Ox-Demon-Snake-Spirits
Ox-Demon-Snake-Spirits in Tibet The Diversification of Activists
Rule by Intimidation: Life Under the Neighborhood Committees Changing Names
The Barkor Becomes "Establish-the-New Avenue" The Norbulingka Is Changed to the "People's Park"
Renaming Chagpori as "Victory Peak"
II. Civil War among the Rebels: "Whom to Trust-The Faction Decides!" The Two Main Rebel Factions: Key Facts
Factional Ideologies: Fighting over the Same Idea A Rivalry of Blood and Fire
The Dust Settles
III. The Dragon Takes Charge: The People's Liberation Army in Tibet Military Rule
The People's Liberation Army in Tibet Conflicts within the Military
The Passionate Dedication of the Military Propaganda Teams Everyone a Soldier: The Tibetan Militia
IV. Mao's New Tibet: Revolutionary Violence and Destruction The Revolutionary Committees
The People's Communes
Installing a New God
V. Coda: The Wheel Turns The Karmic Debt
Postscript: Forty-Six Years Later Return to Lhasa
Forty-Six Years Later
Appendix: Jampa Rinchen's Testimony
Glossary of Chinese and English Terms
Glossary of Tibetan Terms
Notes
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