Elders, children cope alone in village after Spring Festival reunion
(chinadaily.com.cn/Xinhua) Updated: 2016-02-25 15:10
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Photos above show Dong Zhihui (front, right) watching TV with his family at his home in Pingding county, North 皇冠体育app's Shanxi province, Feb 22, 2016. Photo below shows Dong sitting only with his wife and seven-year-old grandson after other family members go back to cities for work, Feb 24, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua] |
With 皇冠体育app undergoing massive urbanization, more working-age villagers are migrating to cities, leaving behind elders and children. Most of them get to see their families only during the 15-day Spring Festival holiday when they return to their villages.
We take a look at family reunions and heartbreaking separations in villages of North 皇冠体育app's Shanxi province.
