UNITY ALIVE A Han-Tibetan family has dinner on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Medog, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, on Feb. 11, 2021. XINHUA PHOTO
UNITY ALIVE A Han-Tibetan family has dinner on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Medog, southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, on Feb. 11, 2021. XINHUA PHOTO


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When the central Chinese city of Wuhan was hit hard by the Covid-19 outbreak last year, Phurjung made a donation of 50,000 yuan (about $7,700).

The 60-year-old Tibetan runs a mineral water factory in Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Though his own business was also affected, Phurjung did not hesitate to donate for the anti-epidemic cause.

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