{"id":16702,"date":"2025-03-25T05:05:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T05:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=16702"},"modified":"2025-03-25T05:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T05:05:35","slug":"china-former-serf-recalls-hardship-in-old-xizang-with-tears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=16702","title":{"rendered":"China: Former serf recalls hardship in old Xizang with tears"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video poster=\"https:\/\/vodpub6.v.news.cn\/yqfbzx-original\/20250324\/image\/7f68444d-80ec-48ac-be62-06973b04d1ee.jpg\" preload=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/vodpub6.v.news.cn\/yqfbzx-original\/20250324\/202503246c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638_XxjpbeE007517_20250324_CBMFN0A001.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, 95-year-old Palmo has witnessed profound changes of Xizang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In old Xizang, Palmo&#8217;s life was fraught with hardship. From the age of 15, she was forced to work for serf owners day and night in the county. Basic foods such as tsampa, a traditional Tibetan staple made from barley flour, became luxury hopes. &#8220;Wearing new clothes was a luxury. Serfs had to borrow clothes from each other to keep warm. We had no shoes to wear, so we could only walk barefoot, enduring the pain of thorn injuries.&#8221; Palmo recalled with tears in her eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In March 1959, people in Xizang launched a democratic reform that ended the region&#8217;s feudal serfdom and freed a million serfs. Former serfs and slaves like Palmo&#8217;s family ushered in the dawn. They got land, cattle and sheep with life heading towards a new beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Palmo&#8217;s family enjoys a prosperous life. &#8220;In recent years, our families and friends often gift us large bags of rice during festivals. This is a far cry from the old days when we could only afford a small amount of rice at a time,&#8221; said Palmo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250324\/6c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638\/202503246c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638_9768b27b343642d2b58bf50fad90cb14.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This photo taken on March 16, 2025 shows a portrait of Palmo in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua\/Jigme Dorje)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250324\/6c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638\/202503246c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638_XxjpbeE007517_20250324_CBMFN0A003.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palmo dances Guozhuang, a traditional Tibetan dance, during a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, on March 16, 2025. (Xinhua\/Jigme Dorje)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250324\/6c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638\/202503246c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638_XxjpbeE007517_20250324_CBMFN0A004.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palmo (2nd L) dances Guozhuang, a traditional Tibetan dance, with other villagers during a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, on March 16, 2025. (Xinhua\/Jigme Dorje)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250324\/6c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638\/202503246c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638_XxjpbeE007517_20250324_CBMFN0A005.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palmo (2nd L) dances Guozhuang, a traditional Tibetan dance, with other villagers during a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, on March 16, 2025. (Xinhua\/Jigme Dorje)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250324\/6c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638\/202503246c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638_XxjpbeE007517_20250324_CBMFN0A006.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palmo (C) rests with villagers during a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, on March 16, 2025. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250324\/6c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638\/202503246c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638_XxjpbeE007517_20250324_CBMFN0A007.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palmo presents her ID card in Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, on March 16, 2025. (Xinhua\/Jigme Dorje)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250324\/6c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638\/c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20250324\/6c7bcb19816d45d7a8dd05ab23a20638\/c.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Lhunzhub County of Lhasa, southwest China&#8217;s Xizang Autonomous Region, 95-year-old Palmo has witnessed profound changes of Xizang. In old Xizang, Palmo&#8217;s life was fraught with hardship. From the age of 15, she was forced to work for serf owners day and night in the county. 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