Wang Yuxiu, 71, Xie Hong, 12, and Xie, 74, Jingshan Village.
Twelve-year-old Xie Hong sits between her grandparents, who are her primary caretakers. Her mother left her after her father died. Often widows don’t stay with in-laws in rural China, even though they may leave their children behind. Hong says she wants to study to become a doctor “to take care of my grandparents, [who are] too often sick.” The frames above the kang are embroidery made by Hong’s grandmother.
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Wang Yuxiu, 71, Xie Hong, 12, and Xie, 74, Jingshan Village.
Twelve-year-old Xie Hong sits between her grandparents, who are her primary caretakers. Her mother left her after her father died. Often widows don’t stay with in-laws in rural China, even though they may leave their children behind. Hong says she wants to study to become a doctor “to take care of my grandparents, [who are] too often sick.” The frames above the kang are embroidery made by Hong’s grandmother.