Grassroots governance is improving lives in remote prefecture of Gansu

LANZHOU - When a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Xiahe county in October, Tenmolon, a 50-year-old Tibetan farmer, quickly alerted sleeping villagers.

It was 1:56 am on Oct 28 when the quake hit Drada village in Xiahe, Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Gansu province.

Tenmolon ran to the village's public broadcasting room and shouted into a microphone in Tibetan, "Earthquake! Earthquake! Get out of your rooms!"

Grassroots governance is improving lives in remote prefecture of Gansu

Grassroots governance is improving lives in remote prefecture of Gansu

Grassroots governance is improving lives in remote prefecture of Gansu

Grassroots governance is improving lives in remote prefecture of Gansu

Grassroots governance is improving lives in remote prefecture of Gansu