Tens of thousands of people gathered at the square in front of the Potala Palace in  Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, the autonomous region in China to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of Tibetian liberation.

Representatives of the residents, Students, military, and police officials participated at the event. The senior party members and the officials of the People's government underlined the development achievements in the region and the importance of border construction.

Tibetian Liberation day is celebrated remembering the day when Tibet was incorporated into the People's Republic of China.

China's top political advisor Wang Yang, who led a central government delegation to Tibet, called the peaceful liberation of Tibet in 1951 "a major victory in the cause of liberation of the Chinese people and China's reunification," saying it marked a historic transition with epoch-making significance for Tibet.

"Since then, Tibet has embarked on a path from darkness to brightness, from backwardness to progress, from poverty to prosperity, from autocracy to democracy, and from closeness to openness," Wang said.

The GDP in Tibet soared past 190 billion yuan (about $29.3 billion) in 2020 from a mere 130 million yuan in 1951, said Wang.