Living in the past
By Guo Jiaxue and Zhang Yu'an | China Daily | Updated: 2012-02-13 08:05
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From top: Most residents living in Matouchong are in their twilight years, such as Deng Shalierpo (left), 86. Houses lining the village's main street are mostly empty. Horses are the main form of transportation in the mountainous village. Photos by Zou Zhongpin / China Daily |
An ongoing project moving Yao ethnic group members from their traditional mountain homes to more urban settings leaves just the elderly behind. Guo Jiaxue and Zhang Yu'an report.
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