Solar electricity's arrival at Qumahe Primary School may be the light at the end of the dark tunnel of poverty - one that the children can read by at night.
While nomads by definition live on the move, Puqu and his nomadic peers live for the moves - that is, for break dancing.
Following the 2010 quake and fledgling Belt and Road Initiative, Yushu is courting tourists to improve Tibetan nomads' livelihoods
Since Raxima is paralyzed, she says she couldn't get out of bed to get a knife and end the burden she believes she puts on her family.
The nomadic Tibetan township's healthcare has progressed dramatically since it first short-lived pharmacy closed in 2011. Yet local healthcare remains underdeveloped.
Sometimes, the light at the end of the dark tunnel of poverty is the one children can read by at night.
While Yege's children are the township's first generation who can read, they effectively become illiterate after dusk. That's because there is no electricity.
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Remote townships have been reaping the rewards of increased government funding and aid donated by China-based expats, including China Daily journalists.