Xinhua Headlines: Tibetan names inscribe changes, development in Tibet

Xinhua Headlines: Tibetan names inscribe changes, development in Tibet

(220712) -- LHASA, July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jingdrol (R) plays with a child in Bangdoi Township of Dagze District, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Gaesang Namgyae)

Xinhua Headlines: Tibetan names inscribe changes, development in Tibet

Xinhua Headlines: Tibetan names inscribe changes, development in Tibet

(220712) -- LHASA, July 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jingdrol waters flowers in Bangdoi Township of Dagze District, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 18, 2022. (Xinhua/Gaesang Namgyae)

Tibetan names inscribe regional development

STORY: Tibetan names inscribe regional development DATELINE: July 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:04:04 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of views in Tibet 2 various of Jingdrol at his home 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): JINGDROL, Lhasa resident 4 various of Basang and his wife 5 various of the cesarean surgery 6 SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): BASANG, Tsonyi County resident 7 various of Rigzin and his daughter 8 SOUNDBITE 3 (Tibetan): RIGZIN, Gurum Township resident STORYLINE: In southwest China's Tibet, people traditionally name their babies after blessings. Following the peaceful liberation of the region in 1951, more and more newborns were named to record the development of the region, the country, and the changes in their lives. Sixty-three-year-old Jingdrol is one of them. Lived in the Dagze District in the regional capital Lhasa, Jingdrol's parents were both serfs. They used to starve and had barely enough clothes. The situation changed after the democratic reform in 1959. The family was grante