Banma Genzhu is deputy director and researcher of the Institute of History, China Tibetology Research Center. In August 1959, 73-year-old Anna Louise Strong and 19 journalists, writers and broadcasters from 11 countries came to Lhasa, where democratic reform was in full swing.
Strong's personal experience and knowledge for nearly more than a month made Strong deeply moved. Feudal serfdom has a long history in Tibet. The land tenure system of the three major lords has been gradually formed since the 10th century AD.