ILEA000563149: Double Ninth Festival

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang presents his ID card in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 7, 2021. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to take care of his grandchildren at home and exercise occasio

CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-AUTISM CHILDREN-TEACHER (CN)

(240402) -- GUIYANG, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Sept. 21, 2010 shows Zhao Xinling (1st R) speaking during a care event for children with autism at the "Loving Home for Children" Special Education and Rehabilitation Center in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Teacher guides children with autism toward bright futures" (Xinhua/Li Jingya)

CHINA-BEIJING-EDUCATION-AUTISTIC CHILDREN-KINDERGARTEN (CN)

(240402) -- BEIJING, April 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children from Peking University Health Science Center Kindergarten dance with their families and teachers during a theme activity on promoting social integration for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Beijing, capital of China, April 1, 2024. A themed event was held at the Peking University Health Science Center Kindergarten on Tuesday, this year's World Autism Awareness Day, to convey goodwill and care for autistic children and their families through various activities such as crafts making, dance performance, children's painting exhibition, and other forms. Peking University Health Science Center Kindergarten has been exploring integrated education since 2007. In most classes of this special kindergarten, autistic children are enjoying classes and games together with ordinary children. At present, the kindergarten has established a special support system for early education of autistic children in terms of school culture, teaching staff, facil