Had it not been for democratic reform 65 years ago, Tseten from Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region would have been sold by his master and separated from his parents.
People from all walks of life across the Xizang autonomous region held activities on Thursday to mark the 65th anniversary of the abolition of feudal serfdom and celebrate the liberation of a million serfs.
Sichod Wangmo, 85, is a resident of Jiagen village in Damxung county of Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region. In old Xizang, Sichod Wangmo was a serf.