The long historical novel The 13th Dalai Lama——Gyangze Battle of 1904
was writtenin the early 1980s, a period when the Chinese Government had
just started to put in placethe reform and opening-up policy. It was
published by the China Federation of Literary andArt Publishing
Corporation in 1985.
About Author Gyanpian Gyamco, of
the Tibetan ethnic group, was born inBatang County of the Garze Tibetan
Autonomous Prefecture ofSichuan Province in 1938. He joined the PLA in
1950 and heworked for the Ethnic Publishing House from 1956 to
1980.Beginning in 1981, he was transferred to work for the
EthnicLiterature Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of
SocialSciences, engaging exclusively in the research into King Gesar.His
works include A Probe Into King Gesar, Biography of KingGesar,
Historical Fate of Gesar, Gesar and Tibetan Culture, OnGesar,
Approaching Gesar, Galsang Medo, The 13th Dalai Lama,Master Panchen
Erdeni, Snowland General Tan Guansan andBiography of Li Jue. Wu Wei
graduated from the Graduate School of the ChineseAcademy of Social
Sciences with an MA degree in 1988. Sheengaged in the publishing
business as an editor and manager forprolonged period of time.
Table of Contents
Foreword of Second Edition Buddha of the Land of Snows The Tent Shrouded in Shadow A New Star Rises in the Northeast Qoini Makes a Divination The New Qing High Commissioner for Tibet Smoke Rings Signal Deep Emotion Francis Younghusband's Dream Fear and Worry A Flock of Sheep at the Foot of the Mountain The Lute of a Buddhist Guardian The Nanyi Monastery Meets With Catastrophe The Barkor Street Corner The Silence of Norbu Lingka Ebullient Lhasa Mysterious Mongolian Lamas The Small Monastery on the Mountain By the Holy Lake Cheerful Laughter under the Walls of the Ancient Castle Stranded in Parlha Village Towering Copper Tower The God of Fire Shows His Power A Fearful Place The Austere Yamun Guarded by Stone Lions Water Is as Precious as Blood He Belongs to This Land The Moment of Truth Eternal Starlight
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"Yes, Tibet. Because it borders India, it is vital for us to control
Tibet."Younghusband drank a mouthful of water and continued, "But we are
not in a positionyet to control Tibet. We have signed treaties with the
Chinese Government, butthe local government of Tibet refuses to
recognize them, or accept the obligationsstipulated in the treaties.
They opened Yadong as a commercial port but only in thenarrowest sense.
Of course this is insufficient for our needs. Still, we gained a loteven
from the restricted opening ofYadong. The price of sheep and goats in
Tibet isone third of the price in India, and the price of leather is
only one tenth of the pricein India. The Russians too are not ignorant
of these potential benefits. They havemade us an offer: as long as we
allow them some concessions in Tibet, they wouldnot oppose our interests
in Egypt. In this way, Tibet has become a vitally importantbargaining
chip in the Great diplomatic Game between us and the Russians. Doyou
understand？ Only if we truly have total control over Tibet, can we fully
utilizethis bargaining chip and advance our interests in places like
Egypt, Persia andAfghanistan."
Preface The long
historical novel The 13th Dalai Lama——Gyangze Battle of 1904 was
writtenin the early 1980s, a period when the Chinese Government had just
started to put in placethe reform and opening-up policy. It was
published by the China Federation of Literary andArt Publishing
Corporation in 1985. It was republished by the Writers Publishing
House,at which time it struck a definite chord with many readers.
Consequently, this book wasrepublished a number of times over the years,
and was always in great demand. However,some readers reported that they
had some difficulty in understanding this historicalnovel because they
did not have a good knowledge of the history of the Tibetan
people'sstruggle to resist aggression and defend their country in modern
times. Readers werelargely unacquainted with the historical background
of the novel and were unaware of thesignificance and profound influence
of the struggle. Many readers expressed the hope thatthe writers could
provide a brief synopsis of the relevant historical background of the
novelso as to allow the reader to better understand the book and learn
more about this period ofhistory.
