March 28 marks the 65th anniversary of Tibet's democratic reform, which liberated more than 1 million people from serfdom and slavery, and started Tibet's modernization process. Li Decheng, deputy director-general of China Tibetology Research Center, shares his views on the significance of the democratic reform with China Daily's Zhu Ping.
People from all walks of life across the Xizang autonomous region have held various activities in the days ahead of Serfs' Emancipation Day, which falls on Thursday.
A series of released data regarding Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region highlights the all-round progress of the plateau region. The following are some facts and figures about Xizang's development.
For centuries, Xizang has made exemplary economic and social progress every time it has taken measures to fully integrate into the national economic and social structure.
On Monday morning in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, a group of local primary school students were skillfully crafting vivid dragon-shaped paper cuttings with their quick hands in Xizang's first multi-ethnic themed exhibition hall for teenagers.
Known as the last county in China to be connected by highway, Metog in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region has long been regarded as one of the most remote areas in the country.
Since 2008, I have made four trips to Metog county in Nyingchi city, Xizang autonomous region, and have witnessed the remarkable improvements in transportation and the local people's lives.
