During the 70 years of history after the peaceful liberation of Tibet in 1951, ethnic equality and unity have always been cornerstones for the region's rapid economic development.
When the central Chinese city of Wuhan was hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak last year, Phurjung made a donation of 50,000 yuan (about $7,700).The 60-year-old Tibetan runs a mineral water factory in Shigatse, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region.Though his own business was also affected, Phurjung did not hesitate to donate for the anti-epidemic cause.
After three years of construction, Terminal 3 at Lhasa Gonggar Airport in the Tibet autonomous region is expected to be put into operation on Saturday, the Tibet bureau of the Civil Aviation Administration of China said on Tuesday.
Over the past 11 years, Luo, 30, has been serving in an armed police squad in Northwest China's Qinghai province, responsible for ensuring the safe passage of trains at the 1,686-meter-long tunnel.