Tibet exhibition in Beijing rings the changes

"It's great! I never expected the development of Tibet could be so tremendous," an excited Hu Zhihai says, waving his walking stick while visiting the Exhibition Marking the 60th Anniversary of the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities in Beijing.

Hu, 82, is a veteran of the Korean War (1950-1953), though his fashionable sunglasses and cap make him look younger.

"I used to be afraid of altitude sickness and I thought I was too old to go to the plateau," Hu continues. "However, now, my eagerness to witness a prosperous Tibet has conquered my worries. I'd like to go there with my grandson on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway."