Documenting China:
Zhang Qunzi and Her Two Daughters
". . . the single most significant event in the
contemporary transformation of Chinese society
[is the] peasants' departure from their land
and their integration into city life."
These women emerge from their muted surroundings where traditional decorations and Christian calendars decorate the walls. Although the one-child policy, enacted in 1979, still exists in China, rural inhabitants systematically fail to report the birth of girls.
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