He Guanghui, 6, Chen Xiuling, 32, and He Yawen, 9, Jinshan Village.
Chen’s husband is a migrant worker in southern Gansu province, four hours away by bus from the family home. He works constructing electric lines in the countryside and returns home every two months. They started building a new concrete house a year ago. Chen says the old house, which was made of mud, was warmer, but she says she is happy with the new one. The construction of the house is not finished, so for now they are living in just one room. Chen met her husband in Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province, where they were both migrant workers. She then moved to her husband’s village, where she is taking care of their children.
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He Guanghui, 6, Chen Xiuling, 32, and He Yawen, 9, Jinshan Village.
Chen’s husband is a migrant worker in southern Gansu province, four hours away by bus from the family home. He works constructing electric lines in the countryside and returns home every two months. They started building a new concrete house a year ago. Chen says the old house, which was made of mud, was warmer, but she says she is happy with the new one. The construction of the house is not finished, so for now they are living in just one room. Chen met her husband in Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province, where they were both migrant workers. She then moved to her husband’s village, where she is taking care of their children.