© Provided by Xinhua Sonam Tobgye, a farmer from Changzhug Township, Nedong District in the city of Shannan, often takes the train to Lhasa to visit hi
LHASA, March 28 (Xinhua) Sonam Tobgye, whose parents were serfs in old Tibet, once lived in an adobe house without windows next to the cowshed.For the first time, the former serfs were able to enjoy democratic rights as their own masters. Sonam Tobgye witnessed an election for the first time in his life.
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