March 28, for the Tibetan people, this is not only a memorable day, but also a history that can never be forgotten. This day marks the anniversary of Tibet's democratic reforms and the day when millions of serfs were liberated from darkness.
Tibet had been under a rather feudal rule before the reforms, when the Tibetan people were tortured and hardshipd, and the strict hierarchical system oppressed many people breathlessly, and it almost became a purgatory on earth.
Before the tenth century, Tibet used to be slavery, through a series of developments into a feudal system, but under this feudal system, serfs still existed, serfs became the private property of serf owners, the gap between rich and poor gradually widened, enslaved people could never turn over, the people at that time were almost like living in hell on earth, you can imagine how difficult their lives were.
After the tenth century, there were many political divisions in Tibet, where chaos and wars never subsided, and the oppressed people revolted and rebelled, but with little success, and could never completely eradicate serfdom from Tibetan soil.
During the Tubo Dynasty's rule in Tibet, the power of religion continued to grow in Tibet, and religion became a tool for the rulers to control the people, they combined religion and rule, imprisoned people's minds, and forced people to submit to these rulers.
Therefore, in Tibet at that time, the monks were people who could have a very high status except for the nobility, which shows how seriously the people in Tibet at that time were domesticated, and it may seem a little unimaginable now.
By the beginning of the thirteenth century, the feudal serfdom system had been fully established in Tibet, and the serf owners were no longer allowed to buy and sell land at will, but they could transfer and give land away. During this period, the monks of the temple also began to do business, and even the identity of the monks and serf masters appeared, and they generally had strong power.
After this, much of the land in Tibet was territorialized, and even some villages became estates owned by serf owners. Ever since the Yuan Dynasty took Tibet into its pockets, Tibet has been an integral part of our country.
During the reign of the Yuan Dynasty, the people of Tibet were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, and production was greatly developed, and the Tibetan serfdom in this period was also the most prosperous period. During the Ming Dynasty, the system of the Yuan Dynasty was followed, and special attention was paid to Buddhism in Tibet.
The imperial court during the Ming Dynasty also wanted to strengthen its rule and reward those monks, and of course also needed tribute from Tibet. The temples were very rich at that time, and although this strengthened the centralization of power for the rulers, the oppression of the serfs at that time was even more breathless.
During the Qing Dynasty, the Shunzhi Emperor even personally crowned the Fifth Dalai Lama, and with his support, he even became the local khan and was qualified to rule Tibet, and their political power was increasingly strong with the support of the Qing court, and their control over land and serfs became more and more stringent.
In the eyes of the serf masters, they were even inferior to some livestock, and when man could be materialized and become a commodity that could be traded, he could no longer be made a man, and the status of the serfs at that time was like this.
In addition to their low status, the serfs were almost always threatened with the possibility of losing their lives. Because of the great power, the hearts of the serf owners also began to swell, and at this time many perverted hearts and desires were born in it.
Thangka is believed to be heard of by many people, but how many people know about Pitangka? In Tibet at that time, there were many serfs, in order to satisfy the twisted and perverted hobbies of the serf owners, when the girls were stripped of their skin while they were alive, and after drawing the pattern, they became human skin thangkas, which was really unimaginable of its cruelty, and at that time, the girls there could be said to be the most pitiful, which was really sympathetic.
This barbaric and cruel life has lasted for nearly a thousand years, and the life of the serfs is unspeakably miserable, but the serf owners are full of brains, and the inequality of classes and the oppression of domination make this decadent system unsustainable.
Finally, when the People's Republic of China was established, the people who had been squeezed all along waited for hope and light. On March 28, 1959, the central government of China officially announced the dissolution of the local government of Tibet and led a million serfs to turn over and sing.
All the waiting is worth it, and hope is not far ahead, Tibet's democratic reform has injected new life and vitality into Tibet, and finally everyone can stand on the vast land as equals. Everyone can sing, they will no longer be oppressed, and everything is moving towards a better future.
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