On this day, 36 years ago, March 7, 1989 (January 30, 1989 in the lunar calendar), the State Council issued martial law in Lhasa. On March 7, 1989, Premier Li Peng of the State Council issued an order to impose martial law in Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region: In view of the fact that a small number of separatists continue to create riots in Lhasa City, the Tibet Autonomous Region, seriously endangering social stability, in order to maintain social order, ensure the safety of citizens 'personal and property, and protect public property from infringement, in accordance with the provisions of Article 89, Item 16 of the Constitution, the State Council decided that martial law will be implemented in Lhasa City starting from 0:00 on March 8, 1989, which will be organized and implemented by the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region, and specific martial law measures will be taken based on actual needs. According to reports, since February 13, 1989, separatists have held four marches in Lhasa. Relevant parties have always adopted a restraint attitude, conducted dissuasion and education, maintained social security and avoided frontal conflicts. Among them, the two days on March 5 and 6 were the most serious. March 5th is Sunday, and Badang Street, which is full of ethnic characteristics, is very lively. Cigarettes are lingering in front of the Jokhang Temple, and people are constantly marching towards Buddha by hand Mani rotating scriptures. Just after 12:00, there was a sudden uproar among the crowd in Jokhang Temple Square. More than a dozen lamas, nuns and young people were shouting the slogan of "Xizang Independence" and each person held an illegal march holding a paper flag of "Snow Mountain Lion" symbolizing "Independence." Then, the team suddenly increased to more than 500 people. Most of these people wore masks, and some lamas and nuns wore civilian clothes, were aggressive and shouted and cursed. The street suddenly fell into chaos. Vendors hurriedly closed their stalls, shops quickly closed, and some pedestrians hurriedly left. At the entrance of the Balang Street Police Station and the Public Security Service Station, rioters threw stones at public security personnel, and two public security officers were injured in the legs on the spot. More and more rioters surrounded the public security personnel, and rocks flew from the roof of Jokhang Temple towards a nearby police station. In order to maintain law and order on Balang Street, public security personnel fired several tear gas canisters to temporarily disperse the siege and onlookers. However, the rioters repeatedly encouraged the masses to charge at the Balang Street Police Station and the Security Service Station, throwing rocks with yak ropes. Most of the street lights in the square in the heart of the street and the glass of the Tibetan-style buildings around the square were destroyed. The Jokhang Temple Square, where people usually rest and walk, was in ruins. At about 3 p.m., the rioters regrouped and marched on Balang Street, Beijing East Road and Jiri Road. The reporter saw that these rioters shouted slogans crazily, beat, smashed, robbed, and burned. The doors and windows of more than 20 units, hotels, and restaurants were smashed. On the northern section of Guangming Road, rioters dragged beds, chairs, bicycles, luggage and other service facilities from the Halal Yimin Restaurant and three adjacent hotels onto the street and burned them. At that time, smoke was billowing and flames were rising on the street. On Beijing East Road, rioters gathered more than 500 people and used rocks to smash the windows and windows of a primary school, hospital and nearby self-employed households. About 300 people wearing large masks took off the office sign hanging at the entrance of the office in Chengguan District and smashed it. Meanwhile, on Beijing East Road, a gang of thugs beat ambulance workers and robbed an ambulance, then stood in the front of the car and waved the "Snow Mountain Lion Flag." The reporter saw that rioters mixed in the crowd threatened the masses to join them. At about 5 p.m., in the direction of Beijing East Road, a grain store ignited by thugs was raging. The wind helped the fire and would soon spread to nearby residential houses and shops. 37 members of the Chengguan District Fire Brigade of Lhasa City rushed to the scene to fight the fire. But more than 300 rioters set up roadblocks at intersections using garbage cans to prevent the fire from being put out. They also shot and threw rocks at firefighters from nearby residential buildings. Ten team members were injured on the spot, two of whom were seriously injured. During this riot, rioters openly used guns for the first time, shooting at public security personnel and armed police from upstairs near Beijing East Road. Three armed police officers suffered gunshot wounds, and one of them died because the bullet penetrated the heart. According to information provided by relevant departments, some of the guns used by the rioters were smuggled in from abroad. Riots continued on March 6. At around 10 o'clock in the morning that day, around Jokhang Temple Square, in front of the outpatient department of the Tibetan Hospital, Chongsaikang, Beijing East Road, Beijing Middle Road, T-junction and other places, there were thugs wearing Tibetan costumes, new Tibetan hats, ordinary costumes, and white straps on their heads. There were a group of thirty to fifty people who started, cursed, and chased after pedestrians when they saw them. The thugs grabbed the bicycles of pedestrians and burned them, and some pedestrians were beaten to death. A group of thugs tore a pedestrian's ear at a T-junction, pressed it to the ground, beat and kicked it. At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the thugs gathered into a group of one to two hundred people and fought, smashed, robbed, and burned Beijing East Road, Beijing Middle Road and Dorsenger Road. More than 20 shops were burned down. The windows facing the dormitory of the Autonomous Region's Reception Office for Returned Tibetan Compatriots and the office building of the Lhasa City Urban Construction Bureau were smashed with stones by thugs. The gate and some houses of the Municipal Administration for Industry and Commerce in Chengguan District were burned down. Therefore, the State Council can only adopt martial law measures to ensure the safety of citizens 'personal and property and protect public property from infringement. Martial law in Lhasa City was lifted on May 1, 1990.