Former serf Penpa Tsamjo's new life in Tibet
Penpa Tsamjo is seen at her home in a community in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 27, 2020. The 92-year-old Penpa Tsamjo is a resident of Bomuqing community in Xigaze. In old Tibet, Penpa Tsamjo's family had been serfs for generations. When she was a child, Penpa Tsamjo tended forest for serf owners and did not have enough food to eat. Nowadays, Penpa Tsamjo has a family of four generations and enjoys a happy life at her old age. (Xinhua/Liu Hongming)
Photo taken on March 19, 2021 shows Penpa Tsamjo in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The 92-year-old Penpa Tsamjo is a resident of Bomuqing community in Xigaze. In old Tibet, Penpa Tsamjo's family had been serfs for generations. When she was a child, Penpa Tsamjo tended forest for serf owners and did not have enough food to eat. Nowadays, Penpa Tsamjo has a family of four generations and enjoys a happy life at her old age. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)
Penpa Tsamjo (R) receives a cup of tea from her neighbor in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 19, 2021. The 92-year-old Penpa Tsamjo is a resident of Bomuqing community in Xigaze. In old Tibet, Penpa Tsamjo's family had been serfs for generations. When she was a child, Penpa Tsamjo tended forest for serf owners and did not have enough food to eat. Nowadays, Penpa Tsamjo has a family of four generations and enjoys a happy life at her old age. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)
Penpa Tsamjo (2nd L) talks to her neighbors in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 19, 2021. The 92-year-old Penpa Tsamjo is a resident of Bomuqing community in Xigaze. In old Tibet, Penpa Tsamjo's family had been serfs for generations. When she was a child, Penpa Tsamjo tended forest for serf owners and did not have enough food to eat. Nowadays, Penpa Tsamjo has a family of four generations and enjoys a happy life at her old age. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)
Penpa Tsamjo (C) and her grandson and granddaughter-in-law pose for a photo in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 19, 2021. The 92-year-old Penpa Tsamjo is a resident of Bomuqing community in Xigaze. In old Tibet, Penpa Tsamjo's family had been serfs for generations. When she was a child, Penpa Tsamjo tended forest for serf owners and did not have enough food to eat. Nowadays, Penpa Tsamjo has a family of four generations and enjoys a happy life at her old age. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)