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Tibet sets "Serfs Emancipation Day"
Tibetan legislators endorsed a bill on 19th, January to designate March 28 as an annual Serfs Emancipation Day, to mark the date on which about 1 million serfs in the region were freed 50 years ago.
A day to remember
A day to remember, for Tibetans and all
Former Tibetan serfs danced traditional dances to heartily applaud the legislature´s decision on Monday. They applauded the annual celebration as "a big event" and a move "in line with the common aspiration of the Tibetans". Nearly all of them were starved, tortured, traded and lived in constant fear of death before that landmark day in 1959.
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Tibetans hail "Serfs Emancipation Day"
"The establishment of "Serfs Emancipation Day" will offer Tibetans an occasion to remember history and remind themselves to cherish the good days they have enjoyed since the democratic reform 50 years ago."
Lhagpa Phuntshogs, director-general of the China Tibetology Research Center
"March 28 is a festival for millions of former Tibetan serfs and their offspring to celebrate their emancipation from the hell of cruel oppression, but for the former oppressors who are still dreaming of returning to the past, the day is marked for their paradise lost."
Wang Xiaobin, scholar with the China Tibetology Research Center
"It marked the end of the old time and the rise of a new era in Tibet as it ushered in a great social change in the region."
Director of the CASS center for the study of Tibetan history and culture
"Democratic Reform a historic stride for social system in Tibet"
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Legislator criticizes Dalai Lama group as Tibet sets "Serfs Emancipation Day"
"The setting of ´Serfs Emancipation Day´ is a significant move to fight against the Dalai clique," said Karma, deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Tibetan Autonomous Regional People´s Congress
