Annual death toll in Lhasa

4963. It is no exaggeration to say that one soldier died every kilometer of Tibet highway. As of 1954, the Sichuan-Tibet Highway was officially opened to traffic, and more than 3,000 officers and men and 1000 migrant workers were buried here during the road construction. There are 4963 deaths in Lhasa every year. National highways 365 and 438+08 start from Shanghai and end at Tibet Friendship Bridge, with a total length of 5,476 kilometers. The total length from Chengdu to Lhasa is 2142km, which is also the longest national highway in China.