On their march through Tibet, the PLA troops helped with production and road construction in the region. The picture shows troops constructing a bridge across the Nujiang River.

Ceremonial oath to build roads in Tibet.

The PLA soldiers helped build roads between Tibet and Sichuan, Qinghai.

The picture shows the opening ceremony of the Sichuan-Tibet and Qinghai-Tibet highways in 1954.

The picture shows the Lhasa River Bridge under construction.

 

The PLA troops made great efforts to reclaim wasteland.

The PLA troops help to dig irrigation ditches in Tibet.

Tan Guansan (right), political commissar of Tibet Military Command, inspects a farm.

To help with agricultural production in Tibet, the PLA troops set up the July First Farm and August First Farm in Lhasa that used combine harvesters to reap wheat.

Cabbage harvest at the Langgazi Army Garrison, 4,200 meters above sea level.