Best Non-Professional Stories Silver Award

By Chen Xiaochuan and Li Fan
0 Comment(s)Print E-mail China.org.cn, October 26, 2011

A woman and her children come back from the field. In order to shake off poverty, most of the men in Daliang Mountain, Sichuan province go out to work, leaving women to do the farm work. When there is no work at the field, the women will go to fairs to trade farm produce and purchase articles for daily use, or go to the mountain to chop wood, or weave at home... They use their hands to improve their lives.

Women hang cloths as cradles for their babies. The Bajau Laut, known as 'the Sea Gypsies,' live at the seaside of Malaysia and the Philippines. They build and live in tatty wooden sheds above the water and make a living by fishing. They have no access to education due to poverty and live on the margins of society.

Children play in the water. The Bajau Laut, known as 'the Sea Gypsies,' live at the seaside of Malaysia and the Philippines. They build and live in tatty wooden sheds above the water and make a living by fishing. They have no access to education due to poverty and live on the margins of society.

People sleep on the floor as there are no bed in the room. The Bajau Laut, known as 'the Sea Gypsies,' live at the seaside of Malaysia and the Philippines. They build and live in tatty wooden sheds above the water and make a living by fishing. They have no access to education due to poverty and live on the margins of society.

People build up simple bridges between the sheds for easier communication. The Bajau Laut, known as 'the Sea Gypsies,' live at the seaside of Malaysia and the Philippines. They build and live in tatty wooden sheds above the water and make a living by fishing. They have no access to education due to poverty and live on the margins of society.

Children play in the water. The Bajau Laut, known as 'the Sea Gypsies,' live at the seaside of Malaysia and the Philippines. They build and live in tatty wooden sheds above the water and make a living by fishing. They have no access to education due to poverty and live on the margins of society.

Local people use the boat as their main vehicle. The Bajau Laut, known as 'the Sea Gypsies,' live at the seaside of Malaysia and the Philippines. They build and live in tatty wooden sheds above the water and make a living by fishing. They have no access to education due to poverty and live on the margins of society.

People dry the fish they have caught at the sea. The Bajau Laut, known as 'the Sea Gypsies,' live at the seaside of Malaysia and the Philippines. They build and live in tatty wooden sheds above the water and make a living by fishing. They have no access to education due to poverty and live on the margins of society.

Women and children are left at home after the men went out to the sea. The Bajau Laut, known as 'the Sea Gypsies,' live at the seaside of Malaysia and the Philippines. They build and live in tatty wooden sheds above the water and make a living by fishing. They have no access to education due to poverty and live on the margins of society.

A family come back from fishing. The Bajau Laut, known as 'the Sea Gypsies,' live at the seaside of Malaysia and the Philippines. They build and live in tatty wooden sheds above the water and make a living by fishing. They have no access to education due to poverty and live on the margins of society.

A woman feeds her child. The Bajau Laut, known as 'the Sea Gypsies,' live at the seaside of Malaysia and the Philippines. They build and live in tatty wooden sheds above the water and make a living by fishing. They have no access to education due to poverty and live on the margins of society.

Children learn the skills of surviving on the sea at an early age. The Bajau Laut, known as 'the Sea Gypsies,' live at the seaside of Malaysia and the Philippines. They build and live in tatty wooden sheds above the water and make a living by fishing. They have no access to education due to poverty and live on the margins of society.

A mother and a son come back from fishing. The Bajau Laut, known as 'the Sea Gypsies,' live at the seaside of Malaysia and the Philippines. They build and live in tatty wooden sheds above the water and make a living by fishing. They have no access to education due to poverty and live on the margins of society.

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