1999年是西藏民主改革40周年大庆,第6届全国少数民族传统体育运动会在拉萨举行,又恰逢千年交替,西藏旅游呈现异常火爆局面。本来4月份才开始的旅游季节从3月就人潮涌动,在拉萨、日喀则、泽当的古老街市上寺庙里,在珠峰脚下、羊湖岸边,处处可见来自世界各 The year 1999 marked the 40th anniversary of the democratic reform in Tibet. The 6th National Minority Traditional Sports Meeting was held in Lhasa. It coincided with the turning of the millennium and the unusually hot tourism development in Tibet. The tourism season that started in April only started to surpass the crowds in March. In the ancient temples in Lhasa, Shigatse and Zetang, the temples at the foot of Mount Everest and on the shores of Yang Lake are all visible from all over the world