April 9

On April 9, 2000, the super-large landslide disaster happened in Yigong, Pome County, Nyingchi City. Caused by the thawed ice and snow, the Yigong Landslide was the rarest disaster that ever had happened in the world. The landslide also led to the rise of Yigong Lake surface, which threatened the life and property safety of more than 4,000 people living in the area.

On April 9, 1959, the 10th Panchen Erdeni Chokyi Gyaltsen and Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme left Tibet for Beijing to attend the first session of the second National People’s Congress. On April 14, Premier Zhou Enlai held a reception to welcome their attendance.