Resident Minister Lian Yu and the First Government Gazette in Xizang:Xizang Vernacular Newspaper
Xizang Vernacular Newspaper was the first newspaper published in Xizang,which was also an important mission for the resident minister Lian Yu in Xizang to fulfill the new policies in Xizang.Based on relevant archives,newspapers,periodicals and other historical materials,this article examines the time of its first issue,the quantity,style and other basic information.Under the historical background of the new policies launched in Xizang in the late Qing Dynasty,the article also makes analysis on the newspaper's launching and distributions,so as to disclose the universality of vernacular newspaper as an official newspaper in the late Qing Dynasty and its particularity in the border area.At the same time,from the"form"and"content"of the release of Xizang Vernacular Newspaper,we can examine the consideration of"public present"and"national identity"of Lian Yu,as the highest authority representative of the Qing central government in Xizang,so as to comprehend the thought of"strengthening sovereignty"that the Qing government always adhered to in the cultural and educational reform of Xizang.
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