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Phu Gyagpa
Phu Gyagpa [Tib. bu rgyag pa] was from a rich manager/trader family originally from the Chamdo area. In this interview, he first discusses his father's role as the acting Dzongpön (District head) of Lhari Dzong and how they settled in Metro Rinchenling managing an estate. He also describes the arrival of the People's Liberation Army and Chinese programs such as road building. He discusses Chinese policies in Tibet and Tibetan attitudes when the Dalai Lama went to India and China.
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English source transcript · Original PDF page numbers. Wording and transcription uncertainties are retained.
About this interview
- Age at interview
- ca. 64
- Recorded
- 1991
Introduction from the source abstract. The English transcript is reproduced from the archive; its translation has not been independently reviewed by Tibet Archive.
Sources & credits
Melvyn C. Goldstein, editor; Center for Research on Tibet, Case Western Reserve University. Library of Congress, Asian Division.
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