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When no work at hand, my parents begged to feed the family." After Xizang's democratic reform, many liberated serfs, including Gesang Metok, were granted land to start a new life. "We now live in a ...

"No longer do we have to bow to the serf owners, and we can choose our own life," exclaimed Losang. Now, Losang peacefully enjoys retirement and lives a prosperous life with his family. Today, Xizang ...

When no work at hand, my parents begged to feed the family." After Xizang's democratic reform, many liberated serfs, including Gesang Metok, were granted land to start a new life. "We now live in a ...

While serf owners enjoyed meat and butter tea ... and can achieve an annual income of about 300,000 to 400,000 yuan (about 41,337 to 55,116 U.S. dollars)," Phurjung feels satisfied with his ...

She is a vibrant talker with a passion for singing and a beloved person in the village. Yet in old Xizang, her life was not happy because of the hardship. Monlam Sangmo's father worked as a horse ...

You’re a farmer in the Middle Ages. We’re talking 1000 A.D.-ish. Actually, they don’t call you a farmer but a “yeoman,” which is an antiquated way of saying, “you shovel ...