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Dadain and his daughter-in-law, both of the Lhoba Nationality in
the Tibet Autonomous Region, arrived in Beijing one after another
this week to attend the two momentous national political events
held in central Beijing.
Dadain was elected by local people as a member of the National
Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
(CPPCC), while his daughter-in-law, Xiao Hong, was elected a deputy
to the 10th National People's Congress (NPC).
The two prepared several proposals concerning the daily life of
local people before they set off for Beijing.
The Lhoba Nationality, with a population of 3,000, is the smallest
ethnic group in China, mainly living in Nyingchi Prefecture of
Tibet. Before the region was liberated in 1951, the people group
made a living by hunting in dense forest.
After liberation, the ethnic group settled down in villages. Over
97 percent of school-age children attend school. Some have become
millionaires.
"Though the Communist Party of China has done a lot for us, I will
make a proposal to the CPPCC National Committee to build a bridge
across the Yarlung Zangbo River," Dadain said.
In
addition, he will suggest the government to render energetic
support for regional development of animal husbandry when Lhoba
people convert infertile farmland to grassland in response to the
central government's decision to make western China green, he
added.
In
the wake of discussions with his family members and neighbors,
Dadain decided to raise another proposal together with his
daughter-in-law for the government to provide jobs for Tibetan
college graduates as professionals in underdeveloped Tibet are more
rare than in other parts of China.
(Xinhua News Agency March 5, 2003)
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