Editor's Note:Five years is not particularly long,but it is significant nonetheless.Some of my interviewees have passed away,yet their faces and smiles still come to mind when I reread those old articles.Others ha...Editor's Note:Five years is not particularly long,but it is significant nonetheless.Some of my interviewees have passed away,yet their faces and smiles still come to mind when I reread those old articles.Others have left Xizang to start new phases of their lives,whether reluctantly or enthusiastically.Still others continue in the same jobs and at the same places,living ordinary lives on this extraordinary snowy plateau.Before I realized it,I had spent my fifth Spring Festival in Xizang.While perusing my old works,I came across a dozen notebooks as well as photos and videos stored on seven or eight hard drives.They document the changing times in Xizang since 2019.展开更多
In the early morning,Rinchen Gyatso in Maqu Township,Amdo County,Nagqu City,Xizang Autonomous Region,set off and embarked on another day's patrolling.As the head of the volunteer team to patrol the source of the Y...In the early morning,Rinchen Gyatso in Maqu Township,Amdo County,Nagqu City,Xizang Autonomous Region,set off and embarked on another day's patrolling.As the head of the volunteer team to patrol the source of the Yangtze River in Maqu,protecting the precious glacier and many wastelands along the route is the most important job for him.展开更多
文摘Editor's Note:Five years is not particularly long,but it is significant nonetheless.Some of my interviewees have passed away,yet their faces and smiles still come to mind when I reread those old articles.Others have left Xizang to start new phases of their lives,whether reluctantly or enthusiastically.Still others continue in the same jobs and at the same places,living ordinary lives on this extraordinary snowy plateau.Before I realized it,I had spent my fifth Spring Festival in Xizang.While perusing my old works,I came across a dozen notebooks as well as photos and videos stored on seven or eight hard drives.They document the changing times in Xizang since 2019.
文摘In the early morning,Rinchen Gyatso in Maqu Township,Amdo County,Nagqu City,Xizang Autonomous Region,set off and embarked on another day's patrolling.As the head of the volunteer team to patrol the source of the Yangtze River in Maqu,protecting the precious glacier and many wastelands along the route is the most important job for him.
