To Dorje, every day from mid-June to late August, his major assignment is transporting saplings up the Shigar mountain in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region.
Kitted out in a brand-new Tibetan outfit, Chide packed all the documents she had collected from her field research and set off on a journey of some 3,000 km. Her destination: Beijing.
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.