Serf Liberation Day celebrated in Xizang

The serfs carried a debt that could never be repaid for generations, and a single handprint in the lords' account books could reduce a family to slavery, said Karma Tsetan.

"The democratic reform in Xizang completely shattered the feudal serfdom system that had enslaved the Tibetan people for thousands of years, and millions of serfs decisively bid farewell to the dark and cruel old society, marching proudly towards the socialist path of prosperity," he said.