Combo photo taken on March 13, 2020 shows Bajie, who once was a serf of Kesum manor in old Tibet, displaying her rural contractual management right certificate (left) and colorful highland barley at home in Kesum Community of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Purba Zhaxi)
LHASA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Sixty-one years after the landmark democratic reform which abolished the backward and barbarous serfdom in 1959, Tibet Autonomous Region is embracing another milestone in development -- a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
The epochal democratic transformation led by the central government after an armed rebellion by reactionaries from the upper class in the government of old Tibet, ushered in a new era of brightness, development and continuously improved welfare of people of different ethnic groups living in the plateau region.
Combo photo taken on March 12, 2020 shows student Baima Norbu studying at home in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Baima Norbu, 10, is a fourth grader of the Complete Primary School of Changzhu Township, Nedong District in Shannan. (Xinhua/Lhakpa Tsring)
Combo photo taken on March 24, 2020 shows Tsnor displaying his certificate of deputy to the People's Congress of Nedong District in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Tsnor, 58, whose mother once was a serf of Kesum manor, is the deputy director of Kesum Community in Shannan now. (Xinhua/Lhakpa Tsring)
Combo photo taken on March 12, 2020 shows Zhaxi displaying his used sickle in old Tibet (left) and posing for a photo at home in Kesum Community of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Zhaxi, 83, was once a serf in Kesum Community of Shannan. (Xinhua/Purba Zhaxi)
Combo photo taken on March 12, 2020 shows Dawa displaying photos of his Tibetan style houses which have gone through four reconstructions in Kesum Community of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Dawa, 58, whose parents once were serfs of Kesum manor in old Tibet, is a resident of Kesum Community in Shannan now. (Xinhua/Purba Zhaxi)
Combo photo taken on March 12, 2020 shows villager Baima Yangzom picking vegetables at her contracted vegetable greenhouse in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Baima Yangzom, 35, whose parents and grandparents once were all serfs of Kesum manor in old Tibet, is a resident running vegetable greenhouse business in Kesum Community of Shannan now. (Xinhua/Purba Zhaxi)
Combo photo taken on March 12, 2020 shows Yonten playing basketball in Kesum Community of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Yonten, 14, is a second year student of Nedong Middle School in Shannan. (Xinhua/Lhakpa Tsring)
Combo photo taken on March 12, 2020 shows village doctor Baima Como displaying her echoscope (left) and posing for a photo at work in Kesum Community of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Baima Como, 26, whose ancesters once were serfs of Kesum manor in old Tibet, is a village doctor of Kesum Community in Shannan now. (Xinhua/Lhakpa Tsring)
Combo photo taken on March 12, 2020 shows Zhoema Yanggim counting earnings of her shop (left) and posing for a photo with her daughter at her shop in Kesum Community of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Zhoema Yanggim, 24, whose parents once were serfs of Kesum manor in old Tibet, is a resident of Kesum Community in Shannan now. (Xinhua/Purba Zhaxi)■
