On August 27, 2005, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), a delegation led by Jia Qinglin, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, arrived in Lhasa.[2][3] On August 28, Jia directed the delegation at the opening ceremony of the exhibition titled "Achievements of the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region" at the Tibet Museum and toured the exhibition. In the evening, Jia made a visit to Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai, vice-chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the CPPCC of the Tibet Autonomous Region.[4]
The 40th anniversary commemoration of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region took place in Lhasa on September 1.[5] Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the CPPCC, and Yang Chuantang, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region, addressed the conference, following which Jia bestowed a congratulations scroll inscribed by Hu Jintao to the TAR.[6][7] On the same day, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the National People's Congress, the State Council, the CPPCC, and the Central Military Commission extended their congratulations to the TAR on its 40th anniversary.[8]