旧西藏历史上的工业是一张白纸。解放后,为了尽快改变这一穷二白的面貌,驻藏部队白手起家,率先开办了工业,为繁荣西藏奠定了基础。西藏地区盛产牛羊毛,但无现代化加工能力。1966年,林芝毛纺厂在周总理指示下建成投产,归西藏军区建制,填补了西藏毛纺工业的空白。1979年1月,林芝毛纺厂连同十几个军垦农场 The history of old Tibet is a piece of white paper. After the liberation, in order to change the appearance of this dilemma as soon as possible, the unit in Tibet started out from scratch and took the lead in opening up industries, laying the foundation for the prosperity of Tibet. Tibet is rich in beef and wool, but no modern processing capacity. In 1966, Linzhi woolen mill was put into operation under the direction of Premier Zhou and was established by the Tibet Military Region to fill the gap in the textile industry in Tibet. In January 1979, Linzhi woolen mills together with a dozen military reclamation farms