Since last year, Dunzhu began to use WeChat groups to make announcements to the 502 residents in the community's 135 households.

"Next day delivery" of things like fresh fruit and large household appliances are making their way into Lhasa people's lives.

They use actions to show their love for the land, and their confidence in a bright future for their hometown. They live a simple and enviably happy life in a forbidding natural environment.

While maintaining the old with traditional costumes, barley wine, white scarves, snacks and folk music, stylish urban Tibetans are also adding something new to their weddings.

"Bamboo slips have very rich culture. I hope that this precious art and culture will be understood and passed down to future generations."

Even the most remote places now have markets where fresh vegetables can be purchased, and many people grow their own in greenhouses.

"In the past, a horse, a gun, and a knife were all Tibetan nomadic men needed to make a living. Now, nomads’ incomes have increased, and almost everyone uses automobiles to get around.

Drolma Gyalpo has spent most of his life protecting the environment of the grassland where he lives.