Villagers head for new life on plateau

Welcome to new home! A total of 2,900 villagers travelled about 1000 km to resettle in a more livable place in southern Tibet.

LHASA -- A total of 2,900 villagers from three villages of Shuanghu county, have recently left their hometown with an average altitude of 5,000 meters above sea level and travelled nearly 1,000 kilometers to resettle in Konggar county, which, at a relatively low altitude, is located to the south bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River in southern Tibet.

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