Lhasa No.1 Elementary School (Chinese:拉萨市第一小学), formerly known asLhasa Elementary School (Chinese:拉萨小学), is located in theChengguan District, Lhasa,Tibet Autonomous Region, and is the first full-time public elementary school inLhasa.[1][2]
In 1952, in accordance with theSeventeen Point Agreement, theChinese Communist Party Tibet Work Committee negotiated withKashgar,[clarification needed] and with the active cooperation of people from all walks of life, the Lhasa Elementary School Preparatory Board was set up on February 28, 1952, responsible for the school's establishment and operation.[3] The Lhasa Elementary School was formally established on August 15, 1952, with an enrollment of more than 400 students, 10 classes, and 20 orphaned students recruited in school.[4][5] The 1st Lhasa Elementary School Board, leading by theZhang Guohua as chairman of the board andTrijang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso,Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme,Dogan Penjor Rabgye and other vice-chairman. Trijang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso is the first principal.[6] In April 1956, theVice PremierChen Yi visited Lhasa Elementary School.[7] In July 1957, the Preparatory Committee of the Autonomous Region built Lhasa No. 2 Elementary School, with 400 students; at the same time, Lhasa Elementary School was renamed Lhasa No. 1 Elementary School.[8]
In July 1990, theGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyJiang Zemin, visited Lhasa No. 1 Elementary School.[9][10]
