Young and Abandoned: Orphans on the Verge of Institutionalization (48 images)
Young and Abandoned
The situation is familiar throughout China. The children have been abandoned, and their caretakers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, neighbors, cannot support them financially or emotionally. In some cases, family tragedy took the lives of both parents, in others, Chinese social customs created a situation in which a mother had to leave the child for a new husband and a new life.
The conditions inside China's orphanages are often inhumane and...
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The situation is familiar throughout China. The children have been abandoned, and their caretakers, grandparents, aunts and uncles, neighbors, cannot support them financially or emotionally. In some cases, family tragedy took the lives of both parents, in others, Chinese social customs created a situation in which a mother had to leave the child for a new husband and a new life.
The conditions inside China's orphanages are often inhumane and...
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Zhao Min (female, 9, grade 3) stands near her...
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Fan Yu Hao cries as he describes the life of...
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Wang Bao Ying stands in her home in Fanzhuang...
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Sun Zhan Xia sits in her bedroom in Qingdun...
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Yan Jing Ya, 9, was orphaned and now lives with...
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Li Chang, 11, was orphaned in 2006 after her...
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Fan Wen Jie, 11, was orphaned in 2006 and now...
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Fan Lu Yang, 10, sits on his bed in his...
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Fan Xi Bao stands inside his home in Fanzhuang...
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A representative of the Chinese charity the...
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Fan Jian Bo, 11, was orphaned in 1998, and now...
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Fan Wen Jie, 11, was orphaned in 2006 and now...
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Sun Lu Lu, 11, was orphaned in 1999, and was...
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Yang Zhou was orphaned in 2003 and now lives...
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Yan Jing Ya, 9, was orphaned and now lives with...
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Huo Yang Xia cries as she describes the life of...
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Fan Yu Hao cries as he describes the life of...
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Fan Yu Hao cries as he describes the life of...
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Li Chang, 11, was orphaned in 2006 after her...
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Wang Bao Ying stands in her home in Fanzhuang...
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Wang Bao Ying stands in her home in Fanzhuang...
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Wang Bao Ying stands in her home in Fanzhuang...
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Yan Jing Ya, 9, was orphaned and now lives with...
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Guo Yu Hua sits in her home in Fanzhuang...
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Guo Yu Hua sits in her home in Fanzhuang...
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Guo Yu Hua sits in her home in Fanzhuang...
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Zhao Xia You stands in his house in Qingdun...
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Sun Zhan Xia sits in her bedroom in Qingdun...
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Fan Jian Bo, 11, was orphaned in 1998, and now...
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Fan Wen Jie, 11, was orphaned in 2006 and now...
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Fan Wen Jie, 11, was orphaned in 2006 and now...
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Yan Cheng Shan poses for a portrait while...
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Yan Cheng Shan poses for a portrait while...
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Fan Xi Bao stands inside his home in Fanzhuang...
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Yang Zhou was orphaned in 2003 and now lives...
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Wang Shou Ha stands inside her home in...
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Grandparents Li Mao Rong (left) and Yan Cheng...
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Sun Lu Lu, 11, was orphaned in 1999, and was...
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Sun Lu Lu, 11, was orphaned in 1999, and was...
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Sun Lu Lu, 11, was orphaned in 1999, and was...
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A representative from the Chinese charity the...
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Grandmother Wang Bao Ying (left) and...
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Fan Qing Hua stands outside his home in...
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Fan Lu Yang, 10, stands in his grandparents'...
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The orphans Zhao Min, 9, and brother Zhao Shi,...
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Yan Jing Ya, 9, was orphaned and now lives with...
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Representatives from the Chinese charity the...
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A dog walks past a section of the home of Wang...