Elders in Tibet's rural areas arranged in nursing homes for better care

Old people celebrate the Mid-autumn Festival at a nursing home for elders in Qonggyai County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Sept. 14, 2016. A total of 11,400 elders in the region's rural areas have been arranged in nursing homes for better care in recent years. [Photo/Xinhua]

A man lights a butter lamp at the Jinye nursing home for elders in Dagze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 14, 2017. A total of 11,400 elders in the region's rural areas have been arranged in nursing homes for better care in recent years. [Photo/Xinhua]

Cering Yangzom, 71, lives at the Jinye nursing home for elders in Dagze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 14, 2017. A total of 11,400 elders in the region's rural areas have been arranged in nursing homes for better care in recent years. [Photo/Xinhua]

An old man does morning exercises at the Jinye nursing home for elders in Dagze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 14, 2017. A total of 11,400 elders in the region's rural areas have been arranged in nursing homes for better care in recent years. [Photo/Xinhua]

Magya, 60, basks at the Jinye nursing home for elders in Dagze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 14, 2017. A total of 11,400 elders in the region's rural areas have been arranged in nursing homes for better care in recent years. [Photo/Xinhua]

Old people eat lunch at the Jinye nursing home for elders in Dagze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 14, 2017. A total of 11,400 elders in the region's rural areas have been arranged in nursing homes for better care in recent years. [Photo/Xinhua]