With farmland, livestock and a house, the former serf is finally able to enjoy happiness.
XIGAZE, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Lhapa, born in 1945, is a villager in Puga Village. When she was a child, her mother became blind due to overwork and lost the ability to work. The serf owner drove her out of the manor, and Lhapa's mother had to beg with her sister for a living. In 1959, during the democratic reform in Tibet, Lhapa's family were finally reunited and alloted 24 mu (about 1.6 hectare) of land, six sheep and two cows. They also built a house belonging to themselves. Nowadays, Lhapa lives in a clean and comfortable Tibetan style two-story house, enjoying a happy time in her late years.
Lhapa (L) and her daughter pose for a photo in Puga Village of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)
Lhapa (L) receives a cup of buttered tea from her daughter at home in Puga Village of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)
Lhapa (R) teaches her daughter weaving in Puga Village of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)
Lhapa stands at a door of her house in Puga Village of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)
Lhapa poses for a photo in Puga Village of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)■
