New life of former serf in China's Xizang-Tibet Online

95-year-old former serf Konjo Chodron lives in Nyemo County, Lhasa City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.

For as long as Konjo Chodron can remember, her life was defined by hardship. As a child, she didn't even have a proper place to live. Her entire family was crammed in a simple nomadic tent. Even meat and butter tea were luxuries she could only dream of.

To keep their children alive, her family had no choice but to beg. The days of suffering seemed endless.

It was not until the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, when millions of serfs were emancipated, that her life truly began to change for the better.

"Speaking of the happy life I have today, I must thank our government!" the elderly woman said. Today, with income from livestock products, along with various subsidies for farmers and herders in Xizang, she no longer endures hunger or cold, living a life of ease and contentment.

Konjo Chodron's nearly century-long life bears witness to the great journey of millions of liberated serfs in Xizang--rising to their feet and striding toward a better life.

New life of former serf in China's Xizang

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