Foreign media: left behind children in China are at least 2 million lonely.
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reference news network, July 27 daily newspaper said that Liang Yuxiu and her brother were living in the remote rural areas of China. Their lives were the epitome of the cost of China's rapid economic growth for decades.
according to the Agence France-Presse in Xianghe, Guangxi, in July 24th, two children, a 10 year old, and a 12 year old, live with grandparents, help do farm work in the fields at the weekend, and usually stay in school.
reports that their father died two years ago, and her mother left Xianghe village, one of the poorest places in Guangxi, and one of the poorest areas in China - to go out to work.
said to the road, "at home, I like watching war movies on my grandparents' TV, but I can only see through the work done in the fields."
reports that the road and jade show are two of the estimated 61 million left behind children in China's rural areas, the parents of the children who have worked in the city or have passed away.
hundreds of millions of migrant workers helped China transform from agricultural society to the second largest economy in the world. But China's household registration system deprives migrant workers of the same opportunities to receive education and enjoy health care in the city, which gives them loneliness.
reported that most of the left behind children were raised by grandparents or other family members. State media quoted statistics from the all China Women's Federation that there were at least 2 million left behind children.
last month, 4 children aged 5 to 13 died after drinking pesticide, and their parents left their homes to work. The state media reported that it was a collective suicide. The incident aroused widespread public sympathy and prompted Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to avoid repeated incidents like this.
reports that every Monday, Yu Xiu and Chao road will walk 30 minutes along a narrow and muddy path to go to the car, and then they will take an hour to go to school.
in a village surrounded by Castle Peak, the iron gate of the old house has rusted, and many of the 400 students here are left behind children.
Wei Jixue, a teacher in Guangxi heavy mountain village, pointed to a student in front of a sink, saying, "the biggest problem for these children is drinking water. Because there is no better choice, we drink rainwater. But even in the dry season, even the rain has become difficult.
70 students from Wei Ji Xue's school are crowded into a classroom, and students of all grades attend classes together.
but left behind children spend more time helping their families, instead of doing homework or playing games.
his mother died three years ago with Liang Yongyao's mother in Xianghe village. His father had a stroke and had difficulty walking, and sometimes he had no strength to work in the ground.
reported that the 12 year old boy said: "corn is very tired... But my father only let me do a little work. He's always doing much more than I do. I feel guilty. He was so tired that I didn't know what to say to him. Sometimes I feel like I'm a burden.