文物得到有效保护。50年来，国家不断加大对西藏文物保护的投入力度，重点实施了西藏自治区所辖的文物保护单位文物保护维修工程，及时修缮和保护了大批文物。投资10亿余元的“十二五”46项重点文物维修保护项目，目前进展顺利。《西藏自治区文物保护条例》《西藏自治区布达拉宫保护管理办法》等一批文物保护地方性法规陆续出台。西藏重要历史和革命文物发掘工程有效加强，第三次全区不可移动文物普查工作全面完成，共调查录入近现代重要史迹及代表性建筑物241处，各类文物点4277处。首次可移动文物普查工作全面启动，初步统计，全区可移动文物将达数百万件。野外文物看管人员得到落实，全区文物安全进一步加强。贝叶经普查保护和研究工作取得阶段性成果，《西藏自治区珍藏贝叶经总目录》《西藏自治区珍藏贝叶经影印大全》等陆续整理出版。目前，全区有世界文化遗产1处3点，国家重点文物保护单位55处，自治区级文物保护单位391处，市县级文物保护单位978处，国家历史文化名城3座。

　　七、尊重和保护宗教信仰自由

Cultural relics are under effective protection. Over the past 50 years, the state has constantly renewed its efforts to protect Tibetan cultural relics, particularly with regard to the maintenance and protection of cultural relics under the jurisdiction of Tibet Autonomous Region, restoring and saving them in a timely manner. The 46 key cultural relics renovation and protection projects listed in the 12th Five-year Plan at a cost of more than one billion yuan is proceeding smoothly. Relevant local regulations have been issued, such as the Regulations of Tibet Autonomous Region on the Protection of Cultural Relics, and the Measures of Tibet Autonomous Region for the Protection and Management of the Potala Palace. Excavation of important historical and revolutionary cultural relics has been strengthened, and the third survey of immovable cultural relics across the Region is complete, which recorded 241 important historical sites and renowned architectures and 4,277 cultural relics sites of all kinds. The first survey of movable cultural relics has also been launched. According to statistics, there are millions of such relics across the Region. Security staff has been assigned to guard cultural relics in the wild, so further strengthening the security of cultural relics across the Region. Phased progress has been made in survey, protection and research of Pattra-leaf Scriptures, and The Tibet Autonomous Region Pattra-leaf Scripture Catalogue and Photocopy of Tibet Autonomous Region Pattra-leaf Scriptures have been published. Currently there is one world cultural heritage site spread over three places, 55 cultural relics protection units at state level, 391 at autonomous region level, 978 at city and county level, and three state historical and cultural cities.

VII. Respecting and Protecting Freedom of Religious Belief

　　中国宪法规定，宗教信仰自由是公民的一项基本权利。在今天的西藏，多种宗教并存，既有藏传佛教、苯教，也有伊斯兰教、天主教等。在藏传佛教内部，还存在不同教派。经过民主改革，西藏废除了政教合一制度，实行政教分离，恢复宗教的本来面目。多年来，中央政府和西藏自治区政府，充分尊重公民的宗教信仰自由权利，各种宗教、各个教派都平等地得到尊重和保护，正常的宗教活动和宗教信仰依法受到保护。

　　宗教活动得到尊重和保护。目前，西藏有各类宗教活动场所1787处，住寺僧尼4.6万多人。西藏自治区和7个地市均设有佛教协会，中国佛协西藏分会办有西藏佛学院、藏经文印经院和藏文会刊《西藏佛教》。藏族和其他各少数民族都按照自己的宗教传统过宗教生活，进行社会宗教活动。在西藏自治区，各大宗教的各种传统节庆活动正常进行，大型宗教活动如转神山神湖活动、萨噶达瓦节、展佛节、跳神节、朝觐等40多种群众性重大宗教节庆活动得以保护和继承。信教群众家中几乎都设有小经堂或佛龛。每年到拉萨朝佛敬香的信教群众达百万人次。在西藏到处可以看到善男信女悬挂的经幡，以及堆积的刻有佛教经文的嘛呢堆。各大寺院内常年挤满了磕长头、转经、朝佛的信教群众。西藏信教群众享受开展正常宗教活动的充分自由。为满足不同信教群众的宗教需求，目前西藏还有清真寺4座，天主教堂1座。这些宗教也依法得到了尊重和保护，依法依规开展正常宗教活动，与其他宗教平等和谐相处。

The Constitution stipulates that freedom of religious belief is one of citizens' fundamental rights. Today's Tibet is home to various religions, such as Tibetan Buddhism, within which exist different sects, Bon, Islam, and Catholicism. After democratic reform, Tibet put an end to theocracy, separating politics from religion and so restoring the latter's true significance. For years, the central government and the local government of Tibet Autonomous Region have fully respected citizens' right to freedom of religious belief, and given equal attention and protection to all religions and sects to ensure normal religious activities and religious beliefs are protected according to law.

Religious activities are respected and protected. Currently, there are 1,787 sites for different religious activities in Tibet, and more than 46,000 resident monks and nuns. Tibet Autonomous Region and seven cities all have Buddhist associations. The Tibetan branch of the Buddhist Association of China has set up the Tibetan Buddhist Institute, the Tripitaka Scripture Printing Lamasery, and the Tibetan Buddhism journal in Tibetan language. Tibetan and other minority ethnic groups lead their religious lives and carry out religious activities according to native traditions. In Tibet Autonomous Region, religious festivals are celebrated in the same way they always were. They include more than 40 major religious activities, such as pilgrimages to holy mountains and lakes, the Saga Dawa Festival, the Buddha Exhibition Festival, and the Lamaist Devil Dance Festival, all of which are protected and inherited. Almost all religious believers have scripture halls or shrines at their homes. Each year, millions of pilgrimages to Lhasa are made. In Tibet, prayer flags and mani stones are seen everywhere. All major temples are full of believers prostrating themselves before Buddha, spinning prayer wheels and paying homage to Buddha. Tibetan people enjoy full freedom in their conduct of religious activities. To meet the religious needs of different believers, Tibet has four mosques and one Catholic church. These religions are also respected and protected according to law and coexist in harmony with other religions.