LHASA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Guard dogs were viciously barking behind them when, on a moonless night, three undernourished and exhausted teenagers climbed frantically over a wall, ran out of Tamshol ...

The freed serfs in China's Tibet autonomous region can never forget March 28 of 1959, the day that ended Tibet’s feudal serf system, and about one million serfs were freed, according to a recent ...

LHASA, Tibet — Chunphel’s rebellion came early in life, when his stomach overruled his scant faith in Buddhism. “Even though it was sacrilege, I used to steal offerings of fruit from the temples ...

BEIJING — China’s government applauded itself Friday for overturning Tibet’s feudal hierarchy 50 years ago and bringing in economic development with a celebration of a newly created anniversary that ...

Flag raising ceremonies were held across Tibet Autonomous Region Sunday to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the emancipation of serfs. Photo taken on March 28, 2010 shows the Potala Palace during ...

BEIJING -- Far away from the pro-Tibet demonstrations that erupted in capitals around the world on Tuesday, Meng Shuyun wandered into a spacious exhibition hall here and perused gruesome displays of ...

Tamshol, an Arcadia-like village in Southwest China's Tibet, was quite literally hell on earth — under the rule of serf owners — 62 years ago. The serfs and their families lived miserable lives. Now, ...

LHASA - "Only those who have experienced harsh winter know most the warmth of sun," said Saijor Zhoigar, the former vice president of the Tibet University, after comparing his life before and after ...

BEIJING, April 23 (Reuters) - For many fellow Tibetans, Sitar is a Chinese government puppet, but for the Communist Party, the former serf is a model of loyalty and rising political star. Sitar, who ...

Saturday, China will observe a newly created holiday: Serf Emancipation Day, which commemorates the day in 1959 when the Tibetan government was dissolved after the Chinese government crushed a Tibetan ...

There are no flowers or memorials to mark the spot where Tsewang Norbu died. On Aug. 15, the 29-year-old Tibetan monk living in the remote Chinese outpost of Tawu gulped down kerosene, bathed his body ...

BEIJING — Pema Tseden, the Tibetan filmmaker and writer, felt ashamed. For years, he had written stories and screenplays switching between Chinese and his native Tibetan with a nimble linguistic ...