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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Losang Zhamdu is pictured in front of his fourth residence, or one of the "third-generation" houses, in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Losang Zhamdu fetches water from the well near his "third-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Losang Zhamdu tells the story of his life at his fourth residence, or one of the "third-generation" houses, in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamd

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A son and a grandson of Losang Zhamdu watch TV at their "fifth-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows the remains of a "first-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-b

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a view of the "fifth-generation" houses in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bedroom" f

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a view of the "fifth-generation" houses in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bed

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A relative in-law of Losang Zhamdu cleans the living room of her "third-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows the roof made with tree branches of an obsolete "second-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built h

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows an interior view of an obsolete "second-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home -

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a "second-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bedroom" flat w

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a "third-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bedroom" flat wi

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a view of the "fifth-generation" houses in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bedroom" f

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A grand daughter-in law-of Losang Zhamdu, looks out of the window of her "fifth-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built hi

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township, shows the remains of a "first-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A grand daughter in law of Losang Zhamdu, airs her laundries at her "fifth-generation" house in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his sec

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Losang Zhamdu basks at a meadow in front of his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bedroom" flat wit

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Losang Zhamdu poses for photos in front of his fourth residence, or one of the "third-generation" houses, in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 28, 2023. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu

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(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-FIVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENCES (CN)

(230531) -- NGARI, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a view of the "third-generation" houses in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Sitting in the sun outside his residence in Demqog Village, Zhaxigang Township, Gar County in Ngari Prefecture of Tibet, 84-year-old Losang Zhamdu told a story of the five homes he had lived in. "My mother and I lived together in a tent made with yak hair, all our possessions were a goat fur jacket and a worn-out Tibetan blanket," recalled Losang Zhamdu, then a serf, on his childhood, adding, "Was that tent my first home? I don't know, because everything in our hand belonged to the serf owners." In 1959, democratic reform was launched and feudal serfdom was finally abolished in Tibet. A million serfs and slaves were emancipated, and 20-year-old Losang Zhamdu was one of them. In the 1960s, with the help of his neighbors, Losang Zhamdu built his second home - a "two-bedroom" f

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a part of stone grids along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Shao Zedong)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Shao Zedong)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows a part of stone grids along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Shao Zedong)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Yang Zhisen)

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CHINA-TIBET-NGARI-STONE GRIDS (CN)

(230529) -- NGARI, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 28, 2023 shows stone matrix along a highway in Zhaxigang Township of Gar County in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The stone grids, which took local villagers three years to build, play a role in protecting the winter pasture from wind and sand damage, according to Sonam Cering, deputy head of Zhaxigang Township. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)