Photo story of remote Tibetan village in Yushu

July,27 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS

In the Tibetan-inhabited areas of Qinghai Province, northwest China, few Tibetan villages are scattered on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. With a history of hundreds of years, some of these villages disappeared or became desolate. Photos tell the story of remote Tibetan villages in Yushu, which has been stricken by a deadly earthquake in 2010.

The Buyou Village, famous for Buyou Jiaguo old building, only has one family living in it with villagers moving out from 11 years ago. Adopting half cultivating and half herding, villagers suffer from poor transportation, which isolated them from the outside world.
Yushu village
In Kema Village, there are still villagers who were reluctant to move because some of them are used to old living styles, others may not be satisfied with enough living space in new houses.

reamaining family
87-year-old Qingmei Parco is one of the villagers who did not leave. Her everyday life is chanting the sutra by the window. Her house was therefore being protected as a culture heritage.

About the Author - Master Catherine Jigme

With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.

Over the years, she travelled overseas with Tibet Tourism Bureau many times to promote Tibet tourism. Currently, Catherine works as the marketing director of Tibet Vista, an opinion leader behind the whole team of Tibet Vista.

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