As big as a big country is, it also has its weight.

In the final analysis, it is a matter of thousands of households.

　　In July 2021, when General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Tibet, he walked to see the style and features of Barkhor Street, walked into a specialty commodity store, and asked about the development of tourism, cultural and creative industries, and the inheritance and protection of Tibetan culture.

The general secretary said with emotion: "The Millennium Barkhor Street is the Barkhor Street built by our various ethnic groups. The cultures of various ethnic groups communicate and blend here, and our big family of the Chinese nation enjoys harmony here."

　　Barkhor Street, located in the old city of Lhasa, has a history of more than 1,300 years.

On this famous tourist commercial street in Tibet, merchants of various ethnic groups from all over the world are "neighboring to each other".

Around Barkhor Street, there are many courtyards where Tibetan, Han, Hui and other ethnic groups live together. They have helped each other for a long time to build a beautiful home.

　　Zhuoma, who has been running a Tibetan clothing store in the ancient city of Barkhor for 16 years, will never forget the scene when the general secretary walked into the store last year.

"The general secretary asked me about the fabrics of Tibetan clothes, how to wear them, and the business situation of the store." After a year, she still couldn't hide her excitement: "The general secretary is very approachable, and I am still very excited when I recall the scene at that time."

　　Dolma said: "We have witnessed the development of Barkhor Street from small stalls to a world-class tourist destination. Now the streets here are clean and full of tourists, and more importantly, we need to use Tibetan clothes to make our National culture spreads farther.”

　　Time goes by, time changes.

Moving from history to the future, the ancient city of Barkhor is glowing with new vitality.

(People's Daily Online Wu Yuren)

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