(近观中国)雪域高原一甲子，习近平情牵西藏 1954年青藏、川藏公路建成通车，结束了西藏没有公路的历史。如今，又一条"天路"在高原延伸。 中新社拉萨8月19日电 题：雪域高原一甲子，习近平情牵西藏 中新社记者 黄钰钦 8月19日，随着西藏自治区成立60周年庆祝活动临近，拉萨氛围浓。图为拉萨街头彩旗飘扬。中新社记 者 李林 摄 1965至2025。 岁月如流，西藏自治区迎来一个甲子的沧桑变化。 中共十八大以来，从主持召开两次西藏工作座谈会，到提出新时代党的治藏方略，再到亲赴西藏考察调 研……习近平对雪域高原始终牵挂。 从一段路看发展 观西藏之变，从路开始。 雅鲁藏布江河谷中，复兴号列车呼啸而过。作为川藏铁路的重要组成部分，连接拉萨到林芝的电气化铁 路让习近平感慨系之。 1998年，从拉萨贡嘎机场到林芝八一镇，第一次入藏的习近平乘车走了一天。2021年到西藏考察，乘坐 复兴号从林芝到拉萨，用时缩减到3个多小时。 基础设施特别是交通设施滞后一直是制约西藏发展的瓶颈。从整整一天的颠簸到短短几小时的路程，一 段路折射出西藏经济社会的发展。 在中央第七次西藏工作座谈会上，习近平生动讲述西藏的变化："许多农牧民群众生活实现 ...

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