After taking a sip of the butter tea, Lhakyi started to tell her story. “Before I was born, my mom was a serf who worked for two estates, so I was a se...

Recalling those days 60 years ago, Dagar Badro sighed. “In order to pay debt to the serf owner, I became a ‘household slave’ in the Namo Estate when ...

"In the past, I suffered in hell. Now I am enjoying life in heaven. My life is hundreds of times better than before!"

"I see how happy other people are, and I feel the same."

"Now the days are getting better and better. If I get sick, I have medical insurance. Housing is subsidized, and the children go to school for free. Tho...

Speaking of old Tibet, Samdrup can’t help pouring out all his bitterness.

"Compared with the past, Nang County today, whether the county or the countryside, has undergone major changes."

"Home" is no longer just a place in which he once hoped to shelter from the wind and rain. Now it has a deeper meaning.

Sanyou Village on the Lhasa Riverside is located in Chushur County, Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region.

What Tashi Norbu feels most directly and distinctly after the democratic reform is, that his family had enough to eat, life more relaxed, and they could...