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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG GONPO(CN)

(240403) -- LHASA, April 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang Gonpo's daughter-in-law Yangjen serves tea to him at home in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 27, 2024. Lozang Gonpo was born in 1949. His childhood memories are fraught with tales of poverty, scarcity, and hardship. Hailing from a family of shoemakers, Lozang Gonpo's upbringing was characterized by early mornings spent learning the craft alongside his parents and grandparents. "In those days, our humble abode, barely 30 square meters, served as shelter for our family of seven," he recalls. "With four children in the house, we shared a single bed and just one blanket, while clothes were washed and worn tirelessly." The burden of a grain tax, amounting to 70 kilograms per person annually, loomed heavily over their heads. "If we had grain, we paid with grain; if not, we resorted to selling shoes to meet our obligations," Lozang Gonpo explains. Following the democratic reform in Xizang in 1959, Lozang Gonpo was finally able to s

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(240210) -- BEIJING, Feb. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo's grandson Pasang Norbu (R) talks with her great-granddaughter Yangjen Lhamo after dinner at home in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 8, 2024. The Tibetan New Year coincides with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 10 this year. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. The village of Jiagen in Damxung is exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere during the "Gutu Eve". Like other locals, family members of Sichod Wangmo gathered at home and enjoyed the feast, looking forward to having better days in the new year. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-DAMXUNG-GUTU EVE-FEAST (CN)

(240209) -- LHASA, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Wangmo's grandson Pasang Norbu (R) talks with her great-granddaughter Yangjen Lhamo after dinner at home in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 8, 2024. The Tibetan New Year coincides with the Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 10 this year. Two days ahead of the Tibetan New Year is the traditional "Gutu Eve" for families to have a feast of "gutu", a traditional soup dish made of flour, at home. "Gu" in Tibetan means nine, which is a lucky number. "Tu" means "pasta." Nine different fillings like wool, charcoal and chili are placed inside the dough drops, and each of these fillings has a meaning. As the festival approaches, the village is exuding a cheerful and festive atmosphere. Like other locals, family members of Sichod Wangmo also gathered at home and enjoyed the feast, looking forward to having better days in the upcoming year. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

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Farming machines sow seeds of fortune in Tibet, China

STORY: Farming machines sow seeds of fortune in Tibet, China DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the spring farming ceremony 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): YANGJEN ZHOIGAR, Party chief of Mondronggang Community 3 various of Basang 4 various of the spring farming ceremony 5 SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): BASANG, Farmer, Tibet STORYLINE: An annual spring farming ceremony was held in Shannan in Tibet, China on Wednesday. Farmers wearing Tibetan costumes drove their tractors decorated as cattle to attend the ceremony on the farmland in the Mondronggang Community of Changzhug Township. On the trails left by the machines, barley seeds were sown into the soil. SOUNDBITE 1 (Tibetan): YANGJEN ZHOIGAR, Party chief of Mondronggang Community Tibet's first plot of farmland is located in our community. We hold the spring farming ceremony here to pray for good weather for the crops and a bumper harvest. 64-year-old Basang's family has about 1.3 hectares of farmla