33 years ago today, on November 20, 1992 (October 26, 1992 lunar calendar), the third phase of the maintenance of the Potala Palace was completed. After the renovation of the Potala Palace In mid-November 1992, the third phase of the maintenance of the Potala Palace, which has attracted worldwide attention, was completed as scheduled and passed the expert acceptance. So far, the most difficult part of the maintenance project has been passed safely. This was announced happily to Chinese and foreign journalists on November 20 by Jip Pingcuo, deputy head of the Potala Palace maintenance leading group and vice chairperson of the People's Government of Xizang Autonomous Region. He stressed that the maintenance project has followed the internationally recognized principle of faithfully preserving the original in its original state from beginning to end. Potala Palace has always been the seat of the local government of Xizang in our country. It is a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism and a concentration of fine Tibetan culture. It is also a hub for Xizang to contact and exchange with the mainland and the central government. Since most of the buildings of the Potala Palace have a history of more than 3,000 years, and the Dharmaraja Cave and Guanyin Hall have existed for more than 1,300 years, the whole building has inevitably been in great danger. For this reason, under the leadership of the Potala Palace Maintenance Leading Group with State Councilor Li Tieying as the honorary head, the maintenance project officially started in October 1989. The third phase of the project has a total of 28 projects, mainly including the fifth Dalai Lama's Lingta Hall, Lamarakang, the third-floor cloister of the Red Palace West Hall, the White House West Sun Hall, Gandanyangzi, the bronze warehouse, Thangkaku, Xia Jinjiao, the West Hall, and the offering room. This phase of the project is large in volume, technically difficult, and located in the most important part of the Potala Palace, involving a particularly large number of precious cultural relics collected. Jeep-Phuntsotseden believes that the successful completion of the third phase of the project marks that the Potala Palace maintenance project has achieved decisive success, and there will no longer be particularly worrying difficulties in future projects. It is understood that the maintenance project of the Potala Palace pays great attention to respecting science, respecting traditions, and respecting ethnic and religious customs. Xizang monks and laymen praised the project as a credit to the Communist Party and the People's Government, and many experts and technicians also considered it a success in cultural relics conservation.