An aerial drone photo taken on March 24, 2025 shows a man working at a salt farm at Nantang Town, Yueqing City of east China's Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Cai Kuanyuan/Xinhua)
A worker arranges vermicelli noodles at a factory in Lahore, Pakistan, March 25, 2025. The vermicelli noodle is popularly used for breaking fast during holy month of Ramadan in Pakistan. (Photo by Sajjad/Xinhua)
Visitors look at an empress crown from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)
Jackson Irvine (3rd R) of Australia shoots to score during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier Group C match between China and Australia in Hangzhou, China, March 25, 2025. China suffered a 2-0 home loss, leaving its chance of securing a spot in the 2026 tournament in serious jeopardy with only two games remaining. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
Nyima (R) dances and sings with villagers at a ceremony marking the start of spring farming in Quxar Town of Lnaze County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 16, 2025. Nyima, a former serf who was born in 1952, lives in Quxar Town of Lnaze County.
"My mother, originally from Namling County, was sold as a serf to Lnaze County while being pregnant with me. I've never met my father. Born into adversity, I faced numerous hardships during my childhood," Nyima recounted.
In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. The democratic reform freed a million serfs, including the 7-year-old Nyima, which empowered him to become the master of his destiny.
Following the democratic reform, Nyima and his mother were given 23 mu (about 1.53 hectares) of land, along with farm tools and a house, which brought new hope into their lives.
Now, Nyima's five children all have their own families and careers. Though a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Dingri County in the City of Xigaze on Jan. 7, 2025 made Nyima's house become uninhabitable and he has to reside in a makeshift house temporarily, he is not worried about the future life. "Thanks to the authorities' support, we've had a comfortable and warm winter with sufficient food. The government is now planning to build new houses for us. Our lives are only going to get better and better," Nyima said. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
A ferry sails through a section of the Yangtze River in the Xiling Gorge, in Zigui County of Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, March 25, 2025. (Photo by Zheng Jiayu/Xinhua)
A researcher adjusts a humanoid robot at a company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan)
Alexander Lukashenko takes the oath of office during an inauguration ceremony in Minsk, Belarus, March 25, 2025. Alexander Lukashenko was sworn in on Tuesday as Belarusian president for a five-year term. (Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus/Handout via Xinhua)
Visitors enjoy flowers at a botanical garden in Ningbo City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 25, 2025. (Photo by Hu Xuejun/Xinhua)
People carry the body of Palestinian journalist Hossam Shabat during his funeral in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on March 24, 2025. The Israeli army killed two Palestinian journalists in two separate attacks in the Gaza Strip on Monday, said Palestinian sources. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama/Xinhua)
