Family portraits of villagers in S China's Guangxi
Family portraits of villagers in S China's Guangxi
Combined photo taken on June 17, 2013 and Jan. 31, 2014 shows 84-year-old villager Mo Shiming (L) with his second son (top) and Mo's family, in Tongban Village, Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tongban Village is a small village located in the mountain areas of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As more and more young people moved out of the hometown, the once lively village was on the decline with only a few aged villagers. Reluctant to witness the decay of the hometown, some villagers went back and founded a cooperative in early 2013 to develop the local tourism and cultivate plum trees and grapes. They hoped that more people would return to the village so that the prosperity of the hometown won't be a dream. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Combined photo taken on June 17, 2013 and Jan. 31, 2014 shows 71-year-old villager Long Yaoxing (R) and his 72-year-old wife Mo Xingzhao sitting with their son Long Feizhen (top) and Long's family, in Tongban Village, Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tongban Village is a small village located in the mountain areas of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As more and more young people moved out of the hometown, the once lively village was on the decline with only a few aged villagers. Reluctant to witness the decay of the hometown, some villagers went back and founded a cooperative in early 2013 to develop the local tourism and cultivate plum trees and grapes. They hoped that more people would return to the village so that the prosperity of the hometown won't be a dream. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Combined photo taken on Jan. 31, 2014 (top), March 4, 2013 and July 23, 2013 (bottom) shows the group photo of villagers in Tongban Village, Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The bottom photo shows that there was a time when the village was populated with only 6 aged people. Tongban Village is a small village located in the mountain areas of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As more and more young people moved out of the hometown, the once lively village was on the decline with only a few aged villagers. Reluctant to witness the decay of the hometown, some villagers went back and founded a cooperative in early 2013 to develop the local tourism and cultivate plum trees and grapes. They hoped that more people would return to the village so that the prosperity of the hometown won't be a dream. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Combined photo taken on June 17, 2013 and Jan. 31, 2014 shows 81-year-old villager Long Guiquan with his son (L) and Long's family, in Tongban Village, Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tongban Village is a small village located in the mountain areas of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As more and more young people moved out of the hometown, the once lively village was on the decline with only a few aged villagers. Reluctant to witness the decay of the hometown, some villagers went back and founded a cooperative in early 2013 to develop the local tourism and cultivate plum trees and grapes. They hoped that more people would return to the village so that the prosperity of the hometown won't be a dream. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Combined photo taken on Jan. 28, 2014 and Jan. 31, 2014 shows 76-year-old villager Su Sulian standing in front of her home (L) and Su's family, in Tongban Village, Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Tongban Village is a small village located in the mountain areas of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. As more and more young people moved out of the hometown, the once lively village was on the decline with only a few aged villagers. Reluctant to witness the decay of the hometown, some villagers went back and founded a cooperative in early 2013 to develop the local tourism and cultivate plum trees and grapes. They hoped that more people would return to the village so that the prosperity of the hometown won't be a dream. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)