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A 100-meter-long hada which carries the fervent wishes of 2.5 million
people of all nationalities from all walks of life in Tibet, has
recently been passed along from the square in front of the Potala
Palace in Lhasa into villages, farmhouses, pastures and tents in
Tibet. Wherever it reached, people all halted to sign their names
on it, wishing for a success in Beijing's bidding to host the 2008
Olympic Games.
This hada, as reported, will bear signatures of over 10,000 people
in Tibet in both Chinese and Tibetan and is to be delivered to the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee (BOBICO) in early February.
Qabai Cedain Pungyai, deputy director of the Standing Committee
of the Region's People's Congress, also a noted expert in Tibet
studies, told reporters that China has made remarkable advancements
under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. In the meantime,
epoch-making changes have also taken place in Tibet, which used
to be an impoverished and backward region in the past. And he also
expressed his heartfelt wishes for Beijing's success in the bidding
for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Gonpu, who, aged 68, conquered the Mt. Qomolangma in 1960 as the
first Tibetan mountaineer, said: "I pay close attention to
the progress of Beijing's Olympic bid everyday through news. And
I sincerely wish Beijing will be successful in the bidding for hosting
the 2008 Olympic Games so that I can see it being held in our capital
in my life. I believe that China is capable of hosting the Olympic
Games as China has successfully hosted many international games
such as the Asian Games.
The Vice Chairman of the Chinese Buddhism Association as well as
the permanent vice chairman of its Tibetan Chapter also expressed
his best wishes to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between
the Chinese people and the people of the whole world by way of hosting
the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Cedain Doje, Chairman of the Tibetan Folk Arts Association said
that the rumors spread abroad by Dalai Lama and his clique shows
that he's afraid of a prosperous and strong China and Dailai's scheme
of separatism will get nowhere. On behalf of more than 400 members
of the two associations he also expressed his best wishes for Beijing's
success in the bidding for the Olympic Games.
Besides, over 20 lamas from the Jokhang Temple signed their names
on the hada too.
(People's Daily 01/18/01)
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