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CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-LIFE CHANGE (CN)

(240321) -- LHASA, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tseten's granddaughter serves a cup of butter tea for Tseten at home in Qonggyai County in Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 22, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: From serfdom to freedom, new life arising from old Xizang manor" (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-LIFE CHANGE (CN)

(240321) -- LHASA, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tseten tends to his plants at home in Qonggyai County in Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 22, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: From serfdom to freedom, new life arising from old Xizang manor" (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-LIFE CHANGE (CN)

(240321) -- LHASA, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tseten takes a walk outside his home in Qonggyai County in Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 22, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: From serfdom to freedom, new life arising from old Xizang manor" (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-LIFE CHANGE (CN)

(240321) -- LHASA, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tseten (L) and his family members enjoy some snacks at home in Qonggyai County in Shannan, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 22, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: From serfdom to freedom, new life arising from old Xizang manor" (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-CHINA NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children and grandchildren of Tseten celebrate a traditional festival at their home in Lhaze County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 22, 2023. Born in 1943, Tseten was a "Tralpa" (serf) before the campaign of democratic reform in Xizang. In March 1959, democratic reform was launched in Xizang and feudal serfdom was finally abolished. Nowadays, 11 members of four generations of Tseten's family live in plenty in their newly-built two-story house. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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Tokyo International Film Festival

Actor Tseten Tashi (L) appearing in film "Snow Leopard" speaks at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japanese capital on Nov. 1, 2023, as the film wins the Grand Prix.

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ITALY-VENICE-FILM FESTIVAL-SNOW LEOPARD-PREMIERE

(230906) -- VENICE, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actor Tseten Tashi poses on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "Xue Bao (Snow Leopard)" during the 80th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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ITALY-VENICE-FILM FESTIVAL-SNOW LEOPARD-PHOTOCALL

(230906) -- VENICE, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actor Tseten Tashi, Jinpa and Xiong Ziqi (from L to R) attend a photocall for the film "Xue Bao (Snow Leopard)" during the 80th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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ITALY-VENICE-FILM FESTIVAL-SNOW LEOPARD-PHOTOCALL

(230906) -- VENICE, Sept. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Actor Tseten Tashi attends a photocall for the film "Xue Bao (Snow Leopard)" during the 80th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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Booming eco-tourism leads Tibetan village to prosperity

STORY: Booming eco-tourism leads Tibetan village to prosperity DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DAWA ZHOMA, Owner of a family hotel in Jieba Village 3. various of the village 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GAESANG TSETEN, Party official, Jieba Village 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DAWA ZHOMA, Owner of a family hotel in Jieba Village STORYLINE: Jieba Village, a small village located along Basomtso Lake in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, has enjoyed the ecological and economic benefits brought by eco-tourism in the past two decades. Nowadays, homestays, B&Bs and restaurants are seen everywhere in the village, offering better services to visitors both from home and abroad. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DAWA ZHOMA, Owner of a family hotel in Jieba Village "My family has been running a B&B since 2001. Last year, we started to upgrade the B&B to a family hotel, with floor heating and separate bath

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Discovering Tibet with FPV drone: Story of a young horse-racing contestant

STORY: Discovering Tibet with FPV drone: Story of a young horse-racing contestant DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:36 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of horse race 2. various of Dorje Tseten and his family 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DORJE TSETEN, Horse-racing contestant 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Friend of Dorje Tseten 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DORJE TSETEN, Horse-racing contestant STORYLINE: Dorje Tseten, a 12-year-old horse-racing contestant in China's Tibet, is preparing for his fourth competition. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DORJE TSETEN, Horse-racing contestant "My name is Dorje Tseten, and I am 12 years old. This is my 4th time participating in the horse racing festival. The race is about to start. Horse racing in Tibet is a sport of manliness. My father said it's lucky to be able to ride a horse. Every time I participate in the race, I ride him. His name is Drala Nyima. He is eight years old and my best friend. Every day, I take Drala Nyima for a 3-km ride to

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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