Sangye Chopa family fortifies Xizang border town patrols
By Palden Nyima and Daqiong in Lhasa |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2025-08-26 16:59
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In the remote Yumai township of Xizang autonomous region, on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, the Sangye Chopa family has spent decades guarding China's border with India.
In 1960s, Sangye Chopa became the first person to head Yumai township. At the time, poverty and harsh conditions — heavy snow, poor transport and only a few hours of sunlight a day — forced most residents to leave. Within years, only his family of three remained, and Yumai became known as a "three-person township".
