Whereas the Tibetan Plateau had always been shrouded in hues of mystery, now it was completely sealed off. While its 1000-year-old feudal system of slavery was cast off, this was the first time the Tibetans were put under the complete control of Han Chinese, and this ancient civilization was forced into the 20th century. It is not hard to imagine how much suffering this imposed.
儘管，盛行千年的封建農奴制度被廢除了，但第一次受到漢族完全控制的藏族，古老的制度、古老的文明中被強行推入到二十世紀，其所受的苦難倒是不難令人想像。