Ceremony marking start of spring plowing held in Khesum Village, China's Tibet

CHINA-TIBET-KHESUM-DEMOCRATIC REFORM-60TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

Villagers dance at a ceremony marking the start of spring plowing in Khesum Village, Nedong of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 16, 2019. Khesum was the starting point of sweeping democratic reform in 1959, which ended feudal serfdom under theocracy and began a new chapter for the plateau region in southwest China. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

CHINA-TIBET-KHESUM-DEMOCRATIC REFORM-60TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

Villagers participate in a ceremony marking the start of spring plowing in Khesum Village, Nedong of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 16, 2019. Khesum was the starting point of sweeping democratic reform in 1959, which ended feudal serfdom under theocracy and began a new chapter for the plateau region in southwest China. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

CHINA-TIBET-KHESUM-DEMOCRATIC REFORM-60TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

Aerial photo taken on March 16, 2019 shows a view of Khesum village in Nedong of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Khesum was the starting point of sweeping democratic reform in 1959, which ended feudal serfdom under theocracy and began a new chapter for the plateau region in southwest China. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

CHINA-TIBET-KHESUM-DEMOCRATIC REFORM-60TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

A villager participates in a ceremony marking the start of spring plowing in Khesum Village, Nedong of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 16, 2019. Khesum was the starting point of sweeping democratic reform in 1959, which ended feudal serfdom under theocracy and began a new chapter for the plateau region in southwest China. (Xinhua/Purbu Zhaxi)

CHINA-TIBET-KHESUM-DEMOCRATIC REFORM-60TH ANNIVERSARY (CN)

Villager Yanggim (L) sings with a singer in Khesum Village, Nedong of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 20, 2019. Khesum was the starting point of sweeping democratic reform in 1959, which ended feudal serfdom under theocracy and began a new chapter for the plateau region in southwest China. (Xinhua/Chogo)