Yu Zhengsheng (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attends the opening ceremony of an exhibition showing the acheivements since the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region in 1965 at the conference and exhibition center in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept 7, 2015. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

An exhibition opened on Monday in the Tibet Autonomous Region on achievements of the Himalaya territory since its founding as an autonomous region in 1965.

A central government delegation led by top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng attended the exhibition in the Convention and Exhibition Center.

The exhibition shows economic, social and religious development in the past half century with pictures, historical documents and real artifacts.

Gross domestic product in Tibet soared from 327 million yuan (51.4 million U.S. dollars) in 1965 to almost 300 times more, 92 billion yuan in 2014.

Yu and his delegation are in Lhasa to attend various festivities marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the region. He will attend a celebration in front of the Potala Palace on Tuesday and will give gifts, including solar-powered TVs and electric blenders for making traditional buttered tea, to Tibetan households.

On Monday, Yu met with several incumbent and former Tibetan leaders and representatives of Tibetans.

Yu and other delegation members also watched Monday night a music and dance show to celebrate the 50th anniversary.

Yu Zhengsheng (front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), visit an exhibition showing the acheivements since the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region in 1965 at the conference and exhibition center in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept 7, 2015. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Yu Zhengsheng (C, front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, watches a cultural gala to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept 7, 2015. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), shakes hands with local representatives including officials sent to support local development in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept 7, 2015. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), poses for group photos with local representatives including officials sent to support local development in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept 7, 2015. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

Sun Chunlan (L), head of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, shakes hands with representatives of individuals from outside of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and overseas Tibetans in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept 7, 2015. (Xinhua/Li Tao)