History exhibition creates a stir

An exhibition on the history and development of Tibet has drawn much public attention since it opened on Wednesday at the Cultural Palace of Nationalities in Beijing.

Some 160 exhibits and 400 pictures provide glimpses of the great changes that have taken place in Tibet over the decades. They left a deep impression on visitors over the May Day holiday.

Among the visitors taking careful notes, a boy named Ren Jiamu, about 10, kept muttering: "Horrible!" as he followed his grandma around at a gallery of old photos showing the lives of the serfs and the torture instruments prevalent at the time.