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Insects and other pests eat up the vegetation. Jian loads up his sprayer to fight them off.
These farmers are preparing the bedding for raw rice. The soil comes from the bottom of the reservoir which is rich in nutrients. It is spread over dimpled…
My cousin, Yuen, sells fruit when its in season. There are five persons in their cohort. They have four carts and travel together to get the fruit, sell…
This “Gai Bey” mushrooms cost a little more than the average. Lots of people buy it. They put it in with vegetable and meat.
My friend and I are having a debate over this photo. We trying to decide whether it is a kang (platform bed over bricks) or a stove. This…
These poles are equip to fish with electricity, one is the net and the other is the probe. The fisher man uses the probe and pokes around submerged…
Good habits start with the parents. It is common for all parents to help with the children homework. and, in preparation for the promotion tests. The promotion tests…
Homework, the bane of all students around the world, yet one must do it to remain competitive, China has one of the most competitive education systems in the…
These guinea pigs are being raised for food. They live in the dark; they eat rice, corn, and greens until fat; and then they are hauled off to…
In addition to their vegetable crops, they plant their rice seedlings, the green flats.
While the rice is growing, these farmers are tending their crops. The crops are important because it is food for them as well as supplemental income. In the…
This woman gives in a village that has no running water, Daily, she must fetch water from the reservoir for drinking, cooking, and bathing.
Farming is labor intensive. Tractors reduce manpower and are necessary to carry out farm work. Unfortunately, China still has a long ways to go in mechanising their farms.
During the rain people rest or do work indoors. The rice is planted and the fields are growing. The tricyclist peddles down the road. Quiet.
In the hills behind the village, a cemetery was created over a century ago. The graves were small, modest, and, cheap; farmers didn’t have much money. Now, a…
