Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, with an average altitude of over 4,000 meters, is a region where simply walking can leave one gasping for breath.
Sichod Wangmo, 85, is a resident of Jiagen village in Damxung county of Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region. In old Xizang, Sichod Wangmo was a serf.
The cultural industry of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region recorded an output value of nearly 9 billion yuan (about $1.27 billion) in 2023, up 42 percent year on year, said local authorities on Friday.