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 Statistics Bureau of the Xizang autonomous region unveiled remarkable economic growth and substantial improvements in the livelihood of its residents over the past 65 years.
The Xizang autonomous region has witnessed a strong economic recovery in recent years, especially through a dramatic increase in foreign trade since the beginning of this year, according to the regional economic planner.
Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region has seen its death rate of women in childbirth and the infant mortality rate drop to record lows, according to a press conference held by the regional people's government on Friday.
The Xizang autonomous region has witnessed a dramatic transformation in preschool and compulsory education over the past 65 years since democratic reform began in 1959, regional educational authorities said at a news conference on Wednesday.
The Xizang autonomous region has witnessed a remarkable transformation in its educational landscape since the region started practicing democratic reform in 1959, regional education authorities said at a news conference on Wednesday.
Thanks to the aid-Xizang program, villagers in the autonomous region's Tashigang village now operate popular family guesthouses, which has brought them prosperity.
