YUMAI, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Located at the southern foot of the Himalayas, Yumai once had a population of three -- Zhoigar, her sister Yangzom and their father Sangye Quba, who was the former township head and passed away in 2001. Taking her father's walking stick, Zhoigar followed in her father's footsteps and patrolled the border.
Her father instilled in her the attitude that "protecting the land beneath your feet is to protect your country," and so Zhoigar braved wind and snow, and persisted in her career.
Before Sangye Quba's death, he expressed his belief that the authority would develop Yumai well.
Since 2018, Yumai has embarked on the construction of a prosperous border township with steel-framed houses, drainage, schools, and parks popping up one after another. In 2019, a reconstruction project of the 50-kilometer paved road connecting Yumai to a neighboring township was completed, ending the trouble of being snowbound every year. Additionally, the State Grid extended a 10-kilovolt power transmission line to Yumai, providing stable and secure electricity.
Nowadays, Sangye Quba's wish has been fulfilled. The once three-person township is home to over 200 people and oversees two villages. In 2022, the per capita annual income in Yumai reached nearly 44,000 yuan (about 6,142.8 U.S. dollars) with a per capita residential area of 40 square meters.
This photo taken on June 11, 2023 shows houses at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
This photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows houses at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Yangzom walks out of the cabin to milk at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
Zhoigar (L) and Yangzom talk with people in a street at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Zhoigar makes butter at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A staff member registers express parcels at a post office in Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A staff member of the State Grid helps a customer pay electricity bill at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
This aerial photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Yangzom milks at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
This aerial photo taken on June 11, 2023 shows Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
A child is pictured at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Zhoigar recalls her father at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
People buy fruit and vegetable at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Yangzom milks at Yumai Township in Shannan City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, June 10, 2023. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
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