On this day 117 years ago, on September 28, 1908 (the fourth day of the ninth lunar month), the 13th Dalai Lama arrived in Beijing.

On September 28, 1908, the Dalai Lama arrived in Beijing. In recent years, due to the continuous invasion of Xizang by the British, the situation in the whole Xizang has become very complicated and delicate. The Xizang area was originally a theocracy, ruled by two political and religious leaders appointed by the Qing government, one was the Dalai Lama and the other was the Panchen Lama. There were conflicts between the two. In 1904, the British took advantage of the Russo-Japanese War and invaded Lhasa, so the Dalai Lama had to flee north. At first, they fled to Kulun. The Qing government was afraid that he would defect to Russia, so they hurriedly ordered the minister of Xining Affairs to welcome him to Xining. Unexpectedly, the Dalai Lama and the Xining Lama "fighting" happened again at this time. So the Li Fan Court arranged for him to go to Yanmen Pass and move to Mount Wutai in Shanxi, where he lived for Here, in order to protect his position, the Dalai Lama proposed to go to Beijing for an audience, and was about to set off. He also heard that Zhao Erfeng, the minister in Tibet and the minister of border affairs of Sichuan and Yunnan, had killed many lives in Xizang in vain, destroyed the temple and looted money, so he waited and watched. After being urged by the governor of Shanxi, he finally set off. As soon as the Dalai Lama entered the border of Zhili, the imperial court sent a large member to Baoding to greet him. The local officials gave him special courtesy. So wherever he went, he was stationed in the famous temple, provided with incense flowers, and strictly guarded. After arriving in Beijing, in the Yellow Temple where he was seated, the princes and princes came to pay tribute. Every trip, he called before and after, and caused a sensation in the nine cities, which was quite spectacular.