Abstract/Sommario: An examination of Tibetans' lives, old and new, on Serfs' Emancipation Day. Gli articoli: Shaking off Their Shacles / Lhagpa Phuntsog (Tibetan legislators have endorsed a bill designating March 28 as an annual Serfs' Emancipation Day. It was set up to mark the liberation of about 1 million serfs in Tibet 50 years ago); Road out of Servitude (historical photos of the democratic reform in Tibet taken by Chen Zonglie, a former senior Beijing Review photojournalist, who spent 25 years doc ...; [Leggi tutto...]
An examination of Tibetans' lives, old and new, on Serfs' Emancipation Day. Gli articoli: Shaking off Their Shacles / Lhagpa Phuntsog (Tibetan legislators have endorsed a bill designating March 28 as an annual Serfs' Emancipation Day. It was set up to mark the liberation of about 1 million serfs in Tibet 50 years ago); Road out of Servitude (historical photos of the democratic reform in Tibet taken by Chen Zonglie, a former senior Beijing Review photojournalist, who spent 25 years documenting life in Tibet); A Half-Century Commitment ( 2009 marks the 50. anniversary of the beginning of democratic reform in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Interview with the Vice Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region about its past achievements and future challenges); Remembering Misery / Liu Yunyun ( A Tibetan recalls a dismal life under the old feudal serfdom system); Brighter days / Liu Yunyun (Tibetan daily life gradually improves with help from China's other provinces); Free to roam / Li Li