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Lhachok is pictured in Neneng Village, Tarding Township, Xaitongmoin County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 16, 2021. Lhachok, born in 1941, worked as a serf before the democratic reform in Tibet in 1959, which abolished its feudal serfdom under theocracy. She was kept busy babysitting, washing the wool and doing housework from morning to night at that time. Lhachok was not able to have butter tea or hot rice for meals and she could only sleep in a small house that merely held her body at night. "In those days, our serfs' dwellings were as dilapidated as the serf owners' cowsheds," Lhachok recalled her life in the old times. "We were just like the cattle, in the owners' eyes, to be used to toil at any time." After the democratic reform, beneficial changes have taken place in Lhachok's life. She regained her freedom and now enjoys a happy life. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)

Lhachok (R) poses for a photo with her great granddaughter in Naineng Village, Tarding Township, Xaitongmoin County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 16, 2021. Lhachok, born in 1941, worked as a serf before the democratic reform in Tibet in 1959, which abolished its feudal serfdom under theocracy. She was kept busy babysitting, washing the wool and doing housework from morning to night at that time. Lhachok was not able to have butter tea or hot rice for meals and she could only sleep in a small house that merely held her body at night. "In those days, our serfs' dwellings were as dilapidated as the serf owners' cowsheds," Lhachok recalled her life in the old times. "We were just like the cattle, in the owners' eyes, to be used to toil at any time." After the democratic reform, beneficial changes have taken place in Lhachok's life. She regained her freedom and now enjoys a happy life. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)

The Identity Card of Lhachok is pictured in Naineng Village, Tarding Township, Xaitongmoin County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 16, 2021. Lhachok, born in 1941, worked as a serf before the democratic reform in Tibet in 1959, which abolished its feudal serfdom under theocracy. She was kept busy babysitting, washing the wool and doing housework from morning to night at that time. Lhachok was not able to have butter tea or hot rice for meals and she could only sleep in a small house that merely held her body at night. "In those days, our serfs' dwellings were as dilapidated as the serf owners' cowsheds," Lhachok recalled her life in the old times. "We were just like the cattle, in the owners' eyes, to be used to toil at any time." After the democratic reform, beneficial changes have taken place in Lhachok's life. She regained her freedom and now enjoys a happy life. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)

Lhachok (R) chats with a visiting township government official in Naineng Village, Tarding Township, Xaitongmoin County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 16, 2021. Lhachok, born in 1941, worked as a serf before the democratic reform in Tibet in 1959, which abolished its feudal serfdom under theocracy. She was kept busy babysitting, washing the wool and doing housework from morning to night at that time. Lhachok was not able to have butter tea or hot rice for meals and she could only sleep in a small house that merely held her body at night. "In those days, our serfs' dwellings were as dilapidated as the serf owners' cowsheds," Lhachok recalled her life in the old times. "We were just like the cattle, in the owners' eyes, to be used to toil at any time." After the democratic reform, beneficial changes have taken place in Lhachok's life. She regained her freedom and now enjoys a happy life. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)

Lhachok (2nd L) poses for a group photo with her eldest daughter (1st R), son in-law (1st L) and her great granddaughter at home in Naineng Village, Tarding Township, Xaitongmoin County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 16, 2021. Lhachok, born in 1941, worked as a serf before the democratic reform in Tibet in 1959, which abolished its feudal serfdom under theocracy. She was kept busy babysitting, washing the wool and doing housework from morning to night at that time. Lhachok was not able to have butter tea or hot rice for meals and she could only sleep in a small house that merely held her body at night. "In those days, our serfs' dwellings were as dilapidated as the serf owners' cowsheds," Lhachok recalled her life in the old times. "We were just like the cattle, in the owners' eyes, to be used to toil at any time." After the democratic reform, beneficial changes have taken place in Lhachok's life. She regained her freedom and now enjoys a happy life. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)

Lhachok walks in the yard in Naineng Village, Tarding Township, Xaitongmoin County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 16, 2021. Lhachok, born in 1941, worked as a serf before the democratic reform in Tibet in 1959, which abolished its feudal serfdom under theocracy. She was kept busy babysitting, washing the wool and doing housework from morning to night at that time. Lhachok was not able to have butter tea or hot rice for meals and she could only sleep in a small house that merely held her body at night. "In those days, our serfs' dwellings were as dilapidated as the serf owners' cowsheds," Lhachok recalled her life in the old times. "We were just like the cattle, in the owners' eyes, to be used to toil at any time." After the democratic reform, beneficial changes have taken place in Lhachok's life. She regained her freedom and now enjoys a happy life. (Xinhua/Zhang Rufeng)