Source: Xinhua Net
Born in 1929, Siqu lao is a herdsman in Nalong Village, Uma Township, Dangxiong County, Lhasa City.
She was born in a cowshed. "When I was a child, I only had a sheepskin jacket, which I wore as a dress during the day and a quilt cover at night. A piece of clothing survives the winter, and the cold follows me like a ghost every day. The old man recalled, "Because there was no change of clothes, the sheepskin jacket was full of lice, and the bruises and purple pieces that were bitten on the body were bitten." ”
Today, from "one dress for many seasons" to "one season for many clothes", from "one dish is difficult to find" to "melons and fruits are fragrant", the living standards of the Tibetan people have improved significantly. Squ said: "I am now more than 90 years old, but I have a good appetite, I eat everything fragrantly, and the temptation of food can never be resisted, which may be the reason why I wanted to eat it and did not have the conditions to eat it." ”
Left: Portrait of the elderly Siqu (photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Ruibo on April 15).
Top right: Old man Squ holding a lamb in a pastoral area (photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Ruibo on April 15).
Middle right: Old Man Siqu's ID card (photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jue Guo on April 15).
Bottom right: A group photo of the elderly Siqu and his family (photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Ruibo on April 15).
Every winter ends with spring blossoms, just as 62 years ago, the Chinese Communist Party ended the "winter" of Tibetan history forever. Since then, warm sunshine has shone on the snowy plateau!
62 years ago, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, vigorous democratic reforms completely destroyed the feudal serfdom system in the old Tibet of theosocratic integration. The ancient land of the "roof of the world" has since turned a new page.
In 1962, Tibet changed the human world. In today's Tibet, the people enjoy extensive democratic political rights, the people's living standards have been greatly improved, the overall social situation has remained harmonious and stable, and the construction of a beautiful Tibet has achieved remarkable results.
In 2020, the GDP growth rate of Tibet will continue to remain at the forefront of the country, and the per capita income of urban and rural residents will achieve double-digit growth for many consecutive years, eliminating absolute poverty and achieving poverty alleviation.
The serfs, who had been deprived of everything and had "nothing but their own shadow," lived a well-off life.
The truth will not be annihilated; history will never wither. The turned-over serfs who have endured hardships slowly grow old and pass away as they grow older. In order to remember history and look forward to the future, Xinhua News Agency reporters went deep into the vast plateau agricultural and pastoral areas, approached their lives, and recorded this history that cannot be forgotten.
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The young man in his eighties is a retired elderly man from the Delek community in Shigatse, Tibet.
Yang Qian was born into a poor family in Resa Township, Lazi County, Shigatse City, and was the eldest daughter of the family. When she was 8 years old, she began to work as an errand boy for the serf owners, herding cattle and sheep and doing chores, but the serf owners did not care about food and clothing. During the day, she fed herself with the rice dumplings sent by her family; at night, she slept in the sheepfold of the serf master's house or in the corner of the kitchen. At the age of 12, Yang qian fled to Sakya County, Shigatse City, to work as a servant for the local nobles, and later wandered to Tashigang Township, Lazi County, where he suffered a lot.
After the democratic reform in Tibet in 1959, the central government was freed, lived a new life, and became a village chief.
In September 1967, after graduating from the secondary school of the Tibet Nationalities College at that time, Yang Qian joined the work force and had children.
The poor who enjoy retirement are full of children and grandchildren, and she said that life is sweeter than honey.
Left: Portrait of Yang Qian (april 30).
Top right: Yang Qian waters the flowers at home (april 30).
Middle right: Central Poverty's ID card (april 30).
Bottom right: Central poverty exchanges with staff who come to visit their homes (photo taken on April 30).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Rufeng
Solang, 80, is a native of Rugui Village, Danada Township, Shetongmen County, Shigatse City, Tibet.
When Solang recalled his life in old Tibet, he said that when serfs gave birth to children, they had to register with the serf owners and pay the poll tax. In order to avoid the poll tax, one night before he was born, his brother borrowed a donkey to quietly drive his mother to Gyantse County, which was not under the jurisdiction of the local serf owners. After he was born, his father died of overwork.
He was the youngest of nine children in the family, and his mother could not afford to raise him and gave him away in pain. At the age of 11, Solang began herding cattle for the local rich, ragged and often hungry.
In the 1959 Democratic Reform in Tibet, Solang was given land and cattle and sheep. Today, Solang's children and grandchildren are full of joy and harmony.
Left: Portrait of the elderly Solange (april 16).
Top right: Elder Solange (right) and his wife Poor A-Wash (april 16).
Middle right: Solang's ID card (april 16).
Bottom right: Solang (second from left) poses with his wife Qian'a (first from left), son Kelsang Wangdui (second from right) and grandson Danzeng Jigme at home (pictured on April 16).
Langjie Dorjee was a group of three groups of farmers in Langsailin Village, Zaqi Township, Zhanang County, Shannan, Tibet, and was a serf at Langsalin Manor in old Tibet. Langer dorjee had been working for the serf owners of the manor as a child, arranging where to work wherever he went, and when he wanted to work, he had to go immediately, sometimes in the middle of the night. The work was slightly slower, and the manor's housekeeper hit him on the head with a crutch, and his head was littered with swollen bags.
There are no shoes to wear in winter, and I go barefoot everywhere. There is only one piece of clothing on the body a year, it is impossible to change and wash, and the body is full of lice. When the serfs herded sheep, they took advantage of the sun to take off their coats and sprinkle sand on their clothes, and the lice were burned by the hot sand, and they trembled and put them on.
After the democratic reforms in Tibet in 1959, millions of serfs were liberated. Lange Dorjee was given farmland and livestock and lived a dignified life. Langje Dorjee said: "Nowadays, you can eat whatever you want, wear all kinds of clothes, and wear whatever you like. When you are old, the state returns the pension insurance, which is really very happy! ”
Left: Portrait of Langje Dorjee (photo by Pubu Tashi, Xinhua News Agency reporter, June 5).
Top right: Langje Dorjee walks out of Langsalin Manor (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lo zhuo Gyatso on June 5).
Center right: Langje Dorjee's ID card (photo by Jigme Dorjee, Xinhua News Agency, June 5).
Bottom right: Langjie Dorjee (center) with his family (photo by Jigme Dorjee, Xinhua News Agency, June 5).
Mima, 79, lives in Laya Village, Katso Township, Nammulin County, Shigatse City, Tibet.
Mima recalls: "I was born in Sakya County, Shigatse, because my family could not afford the debts of the serf owners, and at the age of 7, I was sent by my family to pay off the debts and herd sheep for the serf owners. "He was often slapped, whipped, and locked up in a small black house, and he couldn't stand the days of being a cow and a horse, and he ran away several times, but he was caught back."
In October 1959, Mima was recruited as a worker by the Shigatse Highway Maintenance Section and transferred to Nammulin County in 1966. Mima joined the Communist Party of China on October 3, 1972.
Left: Portrait of the elderly Mima (april 18).
Top right: Elder Mima (right) chatting with neighbors in the village (april 18).
Middle right: Elder Mima's ID card (april 18).
Bottom right: Elder Mima (second from left) poses with his wife, Qianda (first from left), and deji Dolma, the youngest daughter holding a child, in front of the room (april 18).
The 87-year-old Tsering Yangzong lives in the third group of Qudewo Village, Yadui Township, Naitung County, Shannan, Tibet.
For the old Tibetans, there was only boundless suffering for the elderly Tsering Yangzong. Born as a human being, but living like a cow and a horse, filling the stomach is a luxury. My father worked for the local serf owners all day long, in exchange for a full meal, and the family lived on the leftovers of other people's families.
In the 1959 democratic reforms, Tsering Yangzong was given personal freedom and was given farmland and livestock. In 1962, when the Sino-Indian border self-defense counterattack war began, Tsering Yangzong signed up for the logistics and transportation team for the first time, followed the People's Liberation Army to the forefront, and defended the hard-won freedom with practical actions.
Left: Portrait of the elderly Tsering Yangzong (june 3).
Top right: Elder Tsering Yangzong basking in grass (photo taken on June 3).
Middle right: Id card of the elderly Tsering Yangzong (photo taken on June 3).
Bottom right: Elder Tsering Yangzong with his son and daughter (june 3).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jigme Dorjee
The 84-year-old Tse-Dorje is a villager in 10 villages in Bangdui Township, Dazi District, Lhasa, Tibet.
In old Tibet, under the oppression of the "three lords", in addition to bearing the heavy grain tax, poll tax, and poultry tax, Tse-Dorje and his family were often assigned to harvest, weave, chop firewood, graze and other errands, and the poor families were overwhelmed by a large number of harsh taxes and errands.
In 1959, Tibet's democratic reforms liberated millions of serfs. Dorje was given farmland, livestock, houses, and lived a dignified life.
Left: Portrait of the elderly Dorjee (photo by Jigme Dorjee, Xinhua News Agency, April 25).
Top right: The elderly Dorje go to the tea house to find old friends to drink tea and chat (Photo by Jigme Dorjee, Xinhua News Agency, April 25).
Middle right: Id card of the elderly Dorje (photo by Pubu Tashi, Xinhua News Agency reporter, April 25).
Bottom right: The elderly dorje and his granddaughter are at home (Photo by Pubu Tashi, Xinhua News Agency, April 25).
Dobje, 70 years old this year, is a native of BanjuLunbu Village, Jiangre Township, Gyantse County, Shigatse City, Tibet.
At the age of 6, Dobje fed donkeys and chores to the serf owners, and the family of nine slept in a dark house. Because his family was poor, when he was a child, he did not wear shoes, and he wore patched clothes, and a little bit of rice was only enough for the whole family not to starve.
In March 1959, the Dobje family was given land, cattle and sheep and other means of production, and the unfair title deeds were burned. The old man still remembers the joy of being given the land: "His own cattle, his own land, and his harvest are all his own." ”
With the help of the party's policy of benefiting the people and his own efforts, Dobje has built and upgraded 4 new houses, each time more spacious and comfortable. Dobje's 4 children are more motivated than one. Dobje said: "There are too many feelings about today's good life, because with the emergence of Jinzhu Mami (The People's Liberation Army) and the guidance of the Communist Party, the fate of our family has fundamentally changed." ”
Left: Portrait of the elderly Dobje (may 10).
Top right: Elder Dobje caring for the family's livestock (pictured on May 10).
Middle right: Id card of the elderly Dobje (photo taken on May 10).
Bottom right: The elderly Dobje (right) and his wife Pubu pando at their home in the village of Banjulunbu (pictured on May 10).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Ruibo
Solang, 86, is a native of Shaga Village, Emma Township, Nammulin County, Shigatse City, Tibet.
At the age of 13, Solang worked as a coolie for the local manor owner, and his life began to be boundless darkness. "During the day, I watched the children and grazed the cattle and sheep to the owner of the manor, and at night I had to feed the cattle and sheep, I didn't have enough to eat, I didn't get warm clothes, I slept in the sheep pen at night, I was beaten and scolded, and I was numb." Sauron recalled.
After the Democratic Reforms in Tibet in 1959, Solang was given land, houses, and livestock. Finally, it was dawn.
"Today, I have been in the same house for four lifetimes and enjoy the good times of heavenly pleasure." Solang said. Now he lives with his eldest son, Tashi, 62. Tashi is a Communist Party member and the village leader in getting rich. In 2013, their house was renovated, and in addition to agricultural machinery, a group of cattle and sheep were raised in the courtyard. Life has changed dramatically, and Solang sighed that "I can't think of it."
Left: Portrait of the elderly Solange (april 18).
Top right: Elder Solang drying milk residue on the roof of a first-floor building (April 18).
Middle right: Elder Lang's ID card (april 18).
Bottom right: This is a group photo of Elder Solang with his son Tashi (second from right), granddaughter-in-law Tsering Yangzong (first from left) and great-granddaughter (pictured on April 18).
Tsedan Ram is a native of Qudewo Village, Yadui Township, Shannan, Tibet.
When he was a serf, The Second Dan Ram never heard of resting during the New Year's Festival. "I used to work for the serf owners, and I never rested all year round."
Looking back on the past, it is all bitter taste, and the most memorable thing about the next day is to pay rent. Renting farmland from the hands of serf owners, they worked hard for a year, and if the harvest was not good, when it was time to pay the rent, the harvest had to be handed over in full, and even the seeds could not be retained, and when the spring ploughing of the following year, they could only borrow seeds everywhere.
For the non-stop labor of ZYTAM, it was only a dream to wear a new dress and eat a full meal. In 1959, Tibet implemented democratic reforms, the serfs were liberated, and the next day Ram was given land and houses, and things that he did not dare to think of before can now be realized.
Left: Portrait of the elderly Tszydan Ram (june 3).
Top right: Tszydan Ram places cow dung cakes at his home (june 3).
Middle right: Id card of the elderly Tstin Ram (photo taken on June 3).
Bottom right: Group photo of Tstin Ram and his son (june 3).
(Source: XinhuaNet)