Tea party held to celebrate Losar in Beijing

'I feel no regret about my life', said Lu Zongzhi, a veteran cadre, who spent half of his life in aiding Tibet when reporter asked him to evaluate his entire life at a tea party held to celebrate the 2012 Tibetan Water-Dragon New Year Festival Monday.

'Years ago, I devoted my youth and all my life in Tibet, now my kids are doing the same job, but I feel no regret. On the approaching of this New Year, I wish Tibet could develop fast enought to make itself a well-off region and its people live a better life', said Lu at the tea party.

The Tibetan Water-Dragon New Year Festival, is also known as Losa, which falls on Feb 22, 2012.

Sponsored by the Beijing Office of government of Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region and China Tibetology Research Center, the tea party was held the day before Losar to celebrate it with brilliant performances and about 300 attendants, including leaders form central and states organs, leaders from government of Tibet Autonomous Region, experts from China Tibetology Research Center, veteran cadres once worked in Tibet and some media representatives.

From Tibetnews