CHINA-GARBAGE

Wei's wife (R) is hugged by a friend during a two-day train ride to the city of Chengdu. Her son (L) sits in the arms of another friend...Wei is taking his wife and two children home to Sichuan on a train after living in the garbage dump for one year. He plans to put his children to school before returning alone to look for work in Beijing. The 40-hour train ride will be followed by a day-long bus journey and a three-hour-walk through the mountains...Picture taken April 1999.Copyright Justin Jin

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Wei's wife (R) is hugged by a friend during a two-day train ride to the city of Chengdu. Her son (L) sits in the arms of another friend...Wei is taking his wife and two children home to Sichuan on a train after living in the garbage dump for one year. He plans to put his children to school before returning alone to look for work in Beijing. The 40-hour train ride will be followed by a day-long bus journey and a three-hour-walk through the mountains...Picture taken April 1999.Copyright Justin Jin