The land of Yarlung in early spring is often completely exposed to warm sunlight. About 10 kilometers from downtown Tsethang is Gelha Village of Phodrang Township, Lhoka City. The love story that has transpired between two ethnically diverse individuals has become the happy “talk of the town.”

He is Chen Fan, and she is Padma Kadron. It was not long after their !rst encounter in Nedong District of Lhoka City that they fell in love with each other. Today, their fairy-tale romance is one of profound ethnic harmony.

In March of 2021, Chen Fan from Wuhan, Hubei Province, came to Gelha Village to work for the industrial chicken farm...

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（Text & Photo by Peng Shengju）