Memories of Life in Lhasa Under Chinese Rule

Matthew Akester is an independent researcher and translator working in the field of Tibetan history.

Translator's Introduction Preface 1. The Story of My Family 2. My Childhood 3. The March 10th Uprising 4. The Chinese Fan the Flames of War 5. Imprisoned at the Tibet Military District Headquarters 6. Imprisoned at the Norbu Lingka Barracks 7. At the Nga-chen Power Station Construction Site 8. In Tering Prison 9. In Drapchi Prison 10. The Trong-nying Prison Farm 11. Back Home from Prison 12. The Agitation by the Muslims of Woba-ling 13. The Fall of the Panchen Lama 14. The Misuse of Education 15. The Establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region 16. The Onset of the Cultural Revolution 17. The June 7th Massacre 18. A Disastrous New Year 19. Old Tsampa in Old Meru 20. The Sino-Soviet War Brings Increased Oppression 21. The "One Smash and Three Antis" Campaign 22. The "Great Massacre" 23. PLA Soldiers Destroy the Fruits of the People's Labor in the Marshes 24. The Systematic Destruction of Ganden Monastery 25. Sent to Kongpo for the Second Time 26. The Xichao Dachang Timber Yard 27. The Tolung Power Station Construction Camp 28. The Lin Biao Affair 29. The Defamation Campaign 30. "Socialist Transformation" 31. The Banak-shol Production Cooperative 32. The Farmer's Life 33. The Death of Mao Zedong and Subsequent Developments 34. The Rewards of My Hard Work 35. Working in the Potala Palace 36. At the Tibet Academy of Social Science Epilogue: Leaving Tibet Index