Relocation provides isolated villagers with better homes and lives

Poverty alleviation efforts in the Tibet autonomous region are accelerating. For example, by the end of last year, 25 counties in cities and prefectures such as Shigatse, Lhokha, Chamdo and Ngari were no longer designated as "impoverished", along with 2,100 villages and 181,000 residents, according to a statement from the regional government last month.

With China on course to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects by the government's target year of 2020, Chamdo, once one of the poorest areas in Tibet, is sparing no efforts to catch up with the rest of the country.

The local urban planning bureau said several key zones have already been mapped out to function as centers for business, trade, high-tech companies and cultural parks.