Seynang Lobsang Yeshi: 1959; After escorting the DalaiLama to Niu Dzong, he and his militia returned to Lhasa, and attempted to clear the Chinese troops at the Ramagang crossing. Was killed in the firefight.
The Ramagang crossing point of the Kyichu river near Lhasa. The Potala and the Chakpori can be seen in the distance.
Many hundreds of people attempted to escape from Lhasa city at this crossing through ferry and were gunned down by the PLA during 1959 Chinese invasion.
The Chinese had machine gun posts on the rocky escarpments of the southern banks of the Kyichu, below the Jhakya Karpo mountain.
