Beijing hosts gala to celebrate emancipation of serfs in Tibet -- china.org.cn

Artists perform dance at a gala to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the emancipation of Tibetan serfs in Beijing, capital of China, March 28, 2009.

Saturday also marks the first Serfs Emancipation Day, which was endorsed by Tibetan legislators in January this year to commemorate the historic changes that took place in Tibet 50 years ago.

The first Serfs Emancipation Day was celebrated across Tibet Autonomous Region on Saturday, and people from elsewhere in China expressed their wishes to the Tibetans.

(Xinhua News Agency March 30, 2009)

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