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.
Had it not been for democratic reform 65 years ago, Tseten from Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region would have been sold by his master and separated from his parents.