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62 beautiful pictures featuring China & the Chinese people throughout 2009, including children, elderly, sick, and the ordinary at school, at rest, or at work.

Unseen 2009 China News In Photographs 62 beautiful pictures featuring China & the Chinese people throughout 2009, including children, elderly, sick, and the ordinary at school, at rest, or at work. 41

Touching photos & story of Long Zongya, a poor farmer in China struggling to raise his 9-year-old adopted daughter, Zong Yufeng, who was abandoned by the river.

Impoverished Farmer Struggles To Raise Abandoned Girl Touching photos & story of Long Zongya, a poor farmer in China struggling to raise his 9-year-old adopted daughter, Zong Yufeng, who was abandoned by the river. 75

Moving photos of Cheng Zhenbo, a 12-year-old boy living in the impoverished mountains of Guizhou, China. No parents, he care for his two little cousins himself.

Cheng Zhenbo: A 12-Year-Old Guizhou Child’s Lonely Life Moving photos of Cheng Zhenbo, a 12-year-old boy living in the impoverished mountains of Guizhou, China. No parents, he care for his two little cousins himself. 58

A Chinese urban resident complains online about 'discriminatory' policies preventing city people from getting land or buying houses in rural areas, is cursed.

Urban Chinese Protest Rural Land & Housing Policies Unfair A Chinese urban resident complains online about 'discriminatory' policies preventing city people from getting land or buying houses in rural areas, is cursed. 49

A young Chinese woman explains on the internet how difficult her life is repaying her mortgage but why she believes a house is still more dependable than a man.

‘Houses More Dependable Than Men’, Says Chinese Women A young Chinese woman explains on the internet how difficult her life is repaying her mortgage but why she believes a house is still more dependable than a man. 28

Beautiful black & white photographs of smiling but impoverished Chinese children in Tibet encourage netizens to support charities trying to change their fates.

Changing Chinese Children’s Lives With Photographs Beautiful black & white photographs of smiling but impoverished Chinese children in Tibet encourage netizens to support charities trying to change their fates. 28

A Chinese woman shares her life story, how she became a prostitute in Beijing, and reveals the mobile numbers of her customers, whom she has infected with AIDS.

Beijing Prostitute Posts Customers’ Mobile Numbers & AIDS A Chinese woman shares her life story, how she became a prostitute in Beijing, and reveals the mobile numbers of her customers, whom she has infected with AIDS. 150

Hundreds of Chinese villagers in Shandong are photographed wading in a small river collecting valuable diesel oil that had leaked out from a nearby pipeline.

Villagers Loot Diesel From Leaking Oil Pipeline In Shandong Hundreds of Chinese villagers in Shandong are photographed wading in a small river collecting valuable diesel oil that had leaked out from a nearby pipeline. 81

Photographs & story of a 72-year-old mountain porter (someone who transports goods up mountains by carrying them on a pole over his shoulders) in Shaanxi China.

Hard Labor: Old Man Carries Goods On Back Up Mountain Photographs & story of a 72-year-old mountain porter (someone who transports goods up mountains by carrying them on a pole over his shoulders) in Shaanxi China. 32

Photos of a young Chinese peasant girl, her parents, & her younger siblings working for a brick factory. Chinese netizens admire her maturity & natural beauty.

Rural Chinese Young Girl & Family Working In Brick Factory Photos of a young Chinese peasant girl, her parents, & her younger siblings working for a brick factory. Chinese netizens admire her maturity & natural beauty. 184

In a small rural town of China's Henan Province is a building only 1.5m deep because only the front of the building was built to trick government inspectors.

Henan Fake Building Shows Village Is Developing In a small rural town of China's Henan Province is a building only 1.5m deep because only the front of the building was built to trick government inspectors. 161

A television reporter is attacked by a corrupt village official in Shandong, China. As she is being hit, other government officials stand by and do nothing.

Pretty TV Reporter Attacked By Shandong Village Official A television reporter is attacked by a corrupt village official in Shandong, China. As she is being hit, other government officials stand by and do nothing. 59

Chinese netizen reactions to Bus 44, a short film based on a true story and banned in China, about a bus driver and her passengers encountering highway robbers.

Bus 44: Based Upon A True Story Chinese netizen reactions to Bus 44, a short film based on a true story and banned in China, about a bus driver and her passengers encountering highway robbers. 59

40+ underage girls from a rural town in Zhejiang, China have been raped repeatedly leading to abortions, STDs, & infertility. Many introduced others for money.

China Middle School Girls Introduce New Victims To Rapists 40+ underage girls from a rural town in Zhejiang, China have been raped repeatedly leading to abortions, STDs, & infertility. Many introduced others for money. 63

8 People On 1 Motorcycle Going Faster Than A Car In China Pictures of 8 people including little children all riding a motorcycle together in China. Some say the poor have no choice. Some ask what brand of motorcycle? 64

Pictures of an elementary school in a poor rural mountain village of China, its dedicated teacher, and the frightening path cut out of the side of the mountain.

An Elementary School In The Clouds Pictures of an elementary school in a poor rural mountain village of China, its dedicated teacher, and the frightening path cut out of the side of the mountain. 23

Tianya Posters Angry With Shanghainese On KDS A poster on Tianya BBS discussion forums posts images from KDS BBS that are anti- "wai di ren" or non-Shanghainese people. Tianya and KDS both respond. 34