Xizang snapshots: Portraits and pursuits

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Publish Time: 2026-05-26 Author: From: CGTN

A CGTN reporting team embarked on a journey across western Xizang recently, traveling from Qamdo to Lhasa to retrace the route of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) 18th Army, which arrived three-quarters of a century ago in 1951, first for liberation and then to construct a modern Xizang.

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<h2>A barista at the Hima Hima Art Cafe in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, May 21, 2026. Li Jian/CGTN</h2><p></p>
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<h2>A civil servant from Qamdo at Ranwu Lake in Baxoi County, Qamdo, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, May 15, 2026. Li Jian/CGTN</h2><p></p>
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<h2>A civil servant from Yunnan at Ranwu Lake in Baxoi County, Qamdo, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, May 17, 2026. Li Jian/CGTN</h2><p></p>
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<h2>A lab technician at a company that makes Tibetan medicine in Ritong Township, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, May 15, 2026. Li Jian/CGTN</h2><p></p>
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<h2>A pharmacy clerk holds up Tibetan medicine made by her hospital in Ritong Township, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, May 15, 2026. Li Jian/CGTN</h2><p></p>
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<h2>A tour guide at the Nujiang River Bridge Museum in Baxoi County, Qamdo, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, May 16, 2026. Li Jian/CGTN</h2><p></p>
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<h2>A villager carries her baby by Ranwu Lake in Baxoi County, Qamdo, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, May 17, 2026. Li Jian/CGTN</h2><p></p>
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<h2>Monk Rinzin Norbu at Qingduo Monastery in Bomi County, Nyingchi, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, May 18, 2026. Li Jian/CGTN</h2><p></p>
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<h2>Residents chat in the courtyard of a local Tibetan hospital in Ritong Township, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, May 15, 2026. Li Jian/CGTN</h2><p></p>
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