Left-behind seniors long for family reunion
( chinadaily.com.cn )
Updated: 2015-09-28
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An official (right) serves elderly people at a dinner prior to Mid-Autumn Day at a nursing home at Guanling village, Ningde city in Fujian province, Sept 24. There are 569 people registered at the remote village, yet fewer than 100, most of whom are old people and children, are permanent residents, as the adult men have all left seeking their fortunes elsewhere. A family holiday reunion has become the wildest dream of the elderly. [Photo/Xinhua] |
