Tibet first began to embrace modern civilization only after the People's Republic was founded in 1949. Having going through such important phases as peaceful liberation, democratic reform, establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, and introduction of reform and opening up, Tibet has not only established a new social system, but also witnessed great historical leap forward in its economy and embarked on the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.西藏真正步入现代文明始于1949年中华人民共和国成立后。历经和平解放、民主改革、自治区成立、改革开放等重要发展阶段，西藏不仅建立起全新的社会制度，而且实现了经济社会发展的历史性跨越，走上了中国特色社会主义道路。