Translation and Interpretation of the Tibetan Archival Document"Guide for the Blind"from the Qing Dynasty-Record of the Route from Lhasa to Markham
During the period of the 13th Dalai Lama,Nornang Wangdwei Tsering,a secretary of the Kashag,the highest administrative body of the local government of Tibet,wrote an article titled"Record of the Route from Lha-sa to Markham".This is an extremely valuable Tibetan archive of the Qing Dynasty,and is a list of post stations set up by the Tibetan local government along the route from Lhasa to Markam.In the 58th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign(1719),in order to pacify Tibet and expel the invading Dzungar Mongolian forces from Tibet,the Qing's government dispatched General Garbei to lead an army advancing towards Lhasa from Chengdu through Trakyab,Markham,Chamdo,Riwoche,Lhorong,Bebar,Lhari,Gongbogyada,Meitrokunggar,Dechen,etc.While General Garbei marched his army to Lhasa,they built post roads along key routes,forming a new important pas-sage connecting Tibet with the Central Plains,known as the Sichuan-Tibet Road during the Qing Dynasty.How-ever,for a long time,no corresponding Tibetan archives from the Qing Dynasty had been discovered,which has been a great regret for scholars and researchers.The disclosure of this Tibetan archive is of significant impor-tance for further in-depth research on the Qing's governance strategy in Tibet and for enhancing the sense of identity within the national community.
Nornang Wangdwei TseringSichuan-Tibet Roadpost stationsAmban(grand minister residents in Tibet)Kalon
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