Humble background: ‘Left behind’ children playing at the Chongshan Primary School in Longfu Township, Guangxi. — AFP
XIANGHE (China): Deep in the Chinese countryside, the lives of Liang Yuxiu and her brother Zhaolu epitomise the cost of decades of breakneck economic growth.
Aged 10 and 12, they live with their grandparents, helping tend their rice crop at weekends and boarding at school during the week.
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