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.
People from all walks of life across the Xizang autonomous region held activities on Thursday to mark the 65th anniversary of the abolition of feudal serfdom and celebrate the liberation of a million serfs.
