BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- In March 1959, people in Xizang launched a democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom and freed a million serfs. Former serfs ushered in the dawn as they got land, cattle, sheep, and life headed towards a new beginning.

With social stability, economic prosperity, thriving cultures and religious harmony, today's Xizang Autonomous Region in southwest China demonstrates unprecedented progress in human rights.

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Coordinators: Wang Qingqin, Meng Chenguang, Jigme Dorje

Photographers: Jigme Dorje, Jiang Fan, Tenzin Nyida, Zhuang Yunkai, Kelsang Paljor, Purbu Tsering, Li Xiquan

Visual Designers: Tenzin Norbu, Zheng Huansong, Liu Lingyi■