In this combo photo, the upper file photo shows women and children begging for food on the street under the serf system in old Tibet; and the lower part taken by Sun Ruibo on March 13, 2021 shows Losan Zhoima, founder of a model and aesthetic education training institution for children, teaching kids in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. On May 23, 1951, the Agreement of the Central People's Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet (17-Article Agreement) was signed, officially proclaiming the peaceful liberation of Tibet. The year 2021 marks the 70th anniversary of the historic event. (Xinhua)
