80-year-old former serf experiences great changes in life in Xizang

STORY: 80-year-old former serf experiences great changes in life in Xizang SHOOTING TIME: Recent DATELINE: March 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:08 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): DRAKPA WANGDEN, Resident in Yamda Village in Lhasa, China's Xizang 2. various of Drakpa Wangden 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): DRAKPA WANGDEN, Resident in Yamda Village in Lhasa, China's Xizang STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): DRAKPA WANGDEN, Resident in Yamda Village in Lhasa, China's Xizang "The hardships of old Xizang, if spoken of, were truly endless. I'm Drakpa Wangden. I'm now 80 years old. In old Xizang, I was a serf under the dominion of serf owners. I never knew where my next meal would come from. I was just like livestock that can talk. I worked as a serf until 1959. Despite having 5 mu of land allocated to me, it wasn't truly mine. The toil on those 5 mu of land was endless, from sowing the first seed to harvesting the wheat. Hard labor was a given, but where did the harvest go? It went

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

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

(240320) -- LHASA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Drakpa Wangden walks into his home in Yamda Village of Tohlung Dechen District, Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 11, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: From a life of toil to a taste of happiness" (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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

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

(240320) -- LHASA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Drakpa Wangden is pictured at his home in Yamda Village of Tohlung Dechen District, Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 11, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: From a life of toil to a taste of happiness" (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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

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

(240320) -- LHASA, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Drakpa Wangden is pictured at his home in Yamda Village of Tohlung Dechen District, Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 11, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: From a life of toil to a taste of happiness" (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)