Tsering Yangzom is pictured at Qoide'og Village in Nedong County of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
LHASA, June 14, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Tsering Yangzom, 87, was a serf and lived under cruel feudal serfdom before the democratic reform in Tibet.
Tsering Yangzom was born to a family of serfs, and could never forget the difficult times when her family had no choice but to feed on leftovers of better-off households. "My parents brought me to this world, but my life belonged to the serf owner just like them," she recalled.
The democratic reform in 1959 freed Tsering Yangzom from serfdom. She was provided with farmland and livestock. When the Sino-Indian border conflict broke out in 1962, Tsering Yangzom immediately signed up for the logistics and transportation team and followed the People's Liberation Army all the way to the front line, defending the hard-won freedom.
"Now I don't have to worry about food, clothing and shelters anymore," Tsering Yangzom said, "I intend to live a long happy life."
Tsering Yangzom and her son are pictured at Qoide'og Village in Nedong County of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
Tsering Yangzom (C) poses for a photo with her son and daughter at Qoide'og Village in Nedong County of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Tsering Yangzom closes the corral at home in Qoide'og Village in Nedong County of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)
Tsering Yangzom airs forage grass at Qoide'og Village in Nedong County of Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 3, 2021. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
