(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-NYIMA (CN)

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25 Mar 2025, 18:45 GMT+10

(250325) -- LNAZE, March 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Nyima (C) poses for a photo with his son Pasang Tsering (L) and his granddaughter Tsering Wangmo in front of his house in Quxar Town of Lnaze County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2025. Nyima, a former serf who was born in 1952, lives in Quxar Town of Lnaze County, Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.

"My mother, originally from Namling County, was sold as a serf to Lnaze County while being pregnant with me. I've never met my father. Born into adversity, I faced numerous hardships during my childhood," Nyima recounted.

In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. The democratic reform freed a million serfs, including the 7-year-old Nyima, which empowered him to become the master of his destiny.

Following the democratic reform, Nyima and his mother were given 23 mu (about 1.53 hectares) of land, along with farm tools and a house, which brought new hope into their lives.

Now, Nyima's five children all have their own families and careers. Though a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Dingri County in the City of Xigaze on Jan. 7, 2025 made Nyima's house become uninhabitable and he has to reside in a makeshift house temporarily, he is not worried about the future life. "Thanks to the authorities' support, we've had a comfortable and warm winter with sufficient food. The government is now planning to build new houses for us. Our lives are only going to get better and better," Nyima said. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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