Since there were no highways in Tibet,the car given to the Dalai Lama by the British had to be dismantled and carried to Lhasa by draught animals. Tibet was also backward in regard to sources of energy.

• 英国人送给达赖喇嘛的汽车，由于没有公路，只能将汽车拆了用牲畜驮到拉萨。