Mao Zedong (hereinafter referred to as Mao): How is your health? I heard you were not very well before. How are you now?
Panchen Erdeni (hereinafter referred to as Panchen): I am completely well now.
Mao: Are you planning to visit Shanghai this time?
Panchen: Originally, we planned to visit Shanghai and Hangzhou. Following the Chairman’s instructions, we will now also go to Guangzhou for a visit.
Mao: Very good. When you go to Guangzhou, you must visit Humen [1]. That place is of great historical significance. If you ask them, they will explain it to you.
Panchen: Today, the Chairman has come here specially, showing great concern for us. We are especially grateful.
Mao: Since you are leaving, I have come to see you.
Panchen: For the past several decades, we were unable to return to Tibet. This time, being able to return to Tibet is mainly due to Chairman Mao’s leadership.
Mao: This is not due to me personally, but to the leadership of the Communist Party and the assistance of the People’s Liberation Army.

[1]
Panchen Erdeni, namely Panchen Erdeni Chokyi Gyaltsen, was then Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
[2]
Humen, located in the southern part of Guangdong Province, is one of the main outlets of the Pearl River to the sea. During the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty, Lin Zexu destroyed the opium trafficked by British merchants to China at Humen and led the Chinese military and civilians in resisting the British invading forces. Remnants such as the opium-destroying pool and fortifications remain there.