Art beat... finger on the pulse

Beijing

Farmland warriors

With the world's highest farm output, China's farmers keep really busy. But that hasn't come in the way of them capturing their lives on camera. An exhibition of more than 10,000 photographs taken by some 580 farmers is underway. The images cover subjects such as their hometowns, "left-behind" children and their grandparents and new generations of farmers in urban centers. Many of the pictures speak of the farmer's concerns with their children's education and how they struggle to integrate into city life.