The book just outlines important events in different periods with concise text to show the main thread of local historical development. The book consults others’ works and includes many new research ults as well.
About Author
Chen Qingying, former director of history research institute under the China Tibetology Research Center, is dedicated to the study of the history of Tibetans. His major works are Yuan Imperial Tutor chogyal Phagpa, Mongolia-Tibetan Relations (Political Volume) and Reincarnation System of Lama and Historical Rules. Chen has edited such books like Tibetan Tribes, A Study of Tibetan Tribalism, The Biographies of Lamas, Dictionary of Tibetan History and Cultures and The Art of Statue in Tibetan Buddhism. His translation works include Research on Theocracy System in Tibet, The Great Chinese-Tibetan Compendium, Red Annals, A Biography of Changkya Rolpai Dorje, The History of the Sakya Lineage and A Biography of the Fifth Lama. He also published more than 70 academic papers.
