A family's nomadic lifestyle disappears due to climate change

Photo | 2012-08-06

A Tibetan nomadic family at home in their new house in the Hua Shi Xia township. Environmental conditions have forced them from their traditional way of life. The Chinese government has supplied electrical appliances - TV, Stove, and furniture, with each such household getting a subsidy of 8000 RMB subsidy. Their house forms part of a new compound with 300 households already constructed. The family's nomadic lifestyle has undergone a major change.

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