From serfdom to freedom, Tibet witnesses drastic change

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From serfdom to freedom, Tibet witnesses drastic change

STORY: From serfdom to freedom, Tibet witnesses drastic change DATELINE: March 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of past and present Tibet 2. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): SONAM TOBGYE, Comai County resident 3. various of past and present Tibet 4. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): SONAM TOBGYE, Comai County resident 5. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): TSETEN LHAMO, Comai County resident 6. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): DORJE, Comai County resident 7. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): TENZIN CHODAK, Comai County resident STORYLINE: Sonam Tobgye's parents were serfs in old Tibet. His family once lived in an adobe house without windows next to the cowshed. Hunger during childhood has become a memory that the 78-year-old can never forget. SOUNDBITE (Tibetan): SONAM TOBGYE, Comai County resident "During my childhood, we lived on the food the feudal lord handed to us. If the lord was not well off, we could only have a small bowl of zanba (Tibetan staple food made of highland barley flour) in a day. If the lord

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