Yesterday afternoon, 67 military attaches, deputy military attachés from 26 countries and their wives and children arrived in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region for a three-day visit. It is the second time the foreign military attachés to China have been organized by the Chinese Ministry of National Defense to visit Tibet following the first trip in 2003.

　　The military attachés group first came to the Tibetan Medicine Co., Ltd. and Tibetan Traditional Medicine Pharmaceutical Factory, where they visited the preparation workshop, extraction workshop and medicinal material warehouse of the new factory and the showroom in the old factory, and had the chance to personally feel the magical power of the Tibetan medicine and pharmacological culture. In the coming days, military attachés group is scheduled to listen to the briefing given by the Tibetan Military Area Command, visit PLA troops and the Lhasa Municipal Kindergarten, and tour famous scenic spots and historical sites in the city.

　　In the evening on the day of their arrival, Dong Guishan, commander of the Tibet Military Command, hosted a welcoming reception in honor of the military attachés while the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Tibet Military Command and the Tibetan Opera Troupe of the Tibet Autonomous Region gave a wonderful performance to entertain military attaches and their wives and children.

　　Nyima Tsering, vice chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region, attended the reception and accompanied the foreign military attachés group to watch the performance.

　　By Liang Pengfei

　　(Sept 1, PLA Daily)