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Former serf's life turns on new page after democratic reform in Tibet
By Xinhua Published: May 05, 2021 09:40 AM
Norbu gets clean tap water at home in Dagze District of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 25, 2021. Norbu, born in 1934, was a serf and lived under cruel feudal serfdom before the democratic reform in Tibet in 1959.(Photo: Xinhua)

Norbu gets clean tap water at home in Dagze District of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 25, 2021. Norbu, born in 1934, was a serf and lived under cruel feudal serfdom before the democratic reform in Tibet in 1959.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Norbu (R) talks with his son in his yard in Dagze District of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 25, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

Norbu (R) talks with his son in his yard in Dagze District of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 25, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Photo taken on April 25, 2021 shows the portrait of Norbu in Dagze District of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo: Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 25, 2021 shows the portrait of Norbu in Dagze District of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo: Xinhua)


 
Photo taken on April 25, 2021 shows Norbu standing in his yard in Dagze District of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo: Xinhua)

Photo taken on April 25, 2021 shows Norbu standing in his yard in Dagze District of Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Photo: Xinhua)