On NPR’s All Things Considered is a series all week on Rural China. There is a great slide show that shows Rural China living and you can listen to the series on NPR.org or click on the under line links.
Dalaochi is located on Northwest China's arid loess plateau, an area about the size of France.
In good years, Wei Zijian grows wheat, corn and potatoes. But there's been almost no rain this year, so his fields lie fallow.
Many people on China's loess plateau live in caves dug into the hillsides. The cave dwellings are generally warm in the winter and cool in the summer. This is the door to Wei Zijian's cave home.
The interior of Wei's cave home, where he was born 50 years ago. He moved out of this cave a few years ago, though he sometimes sleeps here in the hot summer months. Clothes are piled atop a kang, or a sleeping platform.
Wei Zijian proudly displays a certificate of excellence his son earned for being one of the best students in his class.
1 comment:
Post a Comment