Guisang, 75, enjoyed good life abroad. However, he returned to Nylam where he runs a Tibetan medicine factory.

Dainzin Wangdui is also a returned Tibetan compatriot. When he was elected village chief, he led the villagers to build irrigation works and the village becomes comparatively rich today.

Zhaxi Wangdui is now a deputy to the Lhasa People’s Congress and a member of the CPPCC Lhasa Committee. He is also famous for his contribution to local construction.

Many returned compatriots have done a lot for their hometown.

Recent years saw Tibetan compatriots residing in over 20 countries including India, Nepal, Switzerland and the United States have donated 15 million yuan to construction of schools and hospitals in Tibet and Tibetan-inhabited areas in the three provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan.

They include Gyhaisoi Dainzin, who has built nurseries in Tibet and Yunnan, which receive 52 Tibetan orphans.

“Although I created the nurseries, I can’t do it without the help of the local governments,” she explained.