Rebirth After the Sichuan Earthquake
Zhou Qiang—Southern People’s Weekly
Photographer Zhou Qiang documents two families who lost their only children in the May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Despite the women’s age—one was in her late 30s, one in her early 40s—both decided to have another child in the years following the earthquake. The photographer captures the struggles of raising children at an advanced age, and the moral complexities of having another child to replace one who died.
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Photographer Zhou Qiang documents two families who lost their only children in the May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Despite the women’s age—one was in her late 30s, one in her early 40s—both decided to have another child in the years following the earthquake. The photographer captures the struggles of raising children at an advanced age, and the moral complexities of having another child to replace one who died.