China's Tibet sees leap-frog development in transportation over past decade

STORY: China's Tibet sees leap-frog development in transportation over past decade DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chuni Village 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DAZHENG, Chuni villager 3. various of the bridge over Nujiang River 4. various of road construction 5. various of roads in Tibet STORYLINE: With heavy spending on the construction of railway and road facilities, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has fostered rapid development and constant improvements to the lives of the locals. Chuni Village of Chawalong Township is located just beside the Nujiang River. In the past, people in the hamlet could only go to the town by taking the zip-line or climbing over the cliffs. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DAZHENG, Chuni villager "Our life used to be pretty hard. There was no path out of the village. It took a total of seven days to get to the county seat. Even going to the township seat would take three days." In Nov. 2019, Chuni Nujiang Rive