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China'sleft-behindchildrenhungryforlove

FangZhiqianlovesthesmelloffirecrackers.Thepungent,burningchemicalstakesthe16-year-oldbacktoscenariosoffamilywhichheoftenmissedduringhischildhood.

Zhiqianwasonlythreeyearsandfourmonthsold,whenhismother,XieKui'elefttheirhomeataplainvillageinLuoshanCountyofcentralChina'sHenanProvincetolookforajob.

Hewasseven,whenhisfatherlefthimandhiselderbrotherandwenttojoinintheirmotherineasternZhejiangProvinceasapedicabdriver.Zhiqianbecameoneofthe"left-behindchildren"inChina,whoseoneorbothparentsworkfarawayfromhome,leavingthemtakencareofbytheirgrandparentsorotherrelatives.

"Myparentsaren'tinmymostpleasantmemories,"saysZhiqian.Thequiet12th-graderisreluctanttotalkabouthischildhood,becausehealwaysfeltlonelyatthattime.

AsChinaspeditswayfrompovertytoprosperity,theworld'smost-populatedcountryhasconfrontedanoldproblem---thepoor-richdisparity.China'svastruralpopulationhasbeguntoenjoythecountry'sdevelopment,thoughlaterthantheirurbanpeers,asmoreandmorefarmershavemovedtocitiestoseekfortune.

However,it'sabittersweetprocessformostofthewagehunters.Whiletheyearnmorethantheydidbackhome,theypaythepriceofafamilyintegrality.Children,likeZhiqian,aretheprimevictims.

AreportreleasedbytheAll-ChinaWomen'sFederationinMayrevealsthatChinanowhasmorethan58millionrural,left-behindchildren.Almosttriplethefigurein2006.Andover69percentofthemareunder14.Thesechildrenareinferiortopeerswhoenjoyfullfamilycare.Theleft-behindarealsobehindinphysicalandpsychologicalhealthandlearning,andmorevulnerableinsecurity.

"Theissueoftheleft-behindchildren,whichistheconcernformillionsofmigrantworkersandtheirfamilies,isofgreatimportancetoChina'ssocialharmonyandstability,"saysthereport.

Fang'shometownLuoshanhasapopulationof730,000,about90percentofwhichliveinruralareas.Sincethemid1980s,morethan220,000peoplefromLuoshanhavemovedtoworkincities,mainlytoBeijingandtheeasterncoastalprovinces.

"Theyseekjobsintheconstructionandcateringindustry",saysXiongXingming,headofthecounty'slaborandsocialsecuritybureau.

"Almosteveryfamilyhasatleastonememberworkinginthecitiesandthevillagesnowareonlyhometothe'38-61-99'troops."ThesethreepairsoffiguresrefertothedatesofWomen'sDay,Children'sDay,andElderly'sDayinChina.

Facedwiththefactthatthefamilyyearlyincomewaslessthan2,000yuan（293U.S.dollars）incash,Fang'smotherXieKui'emadethedifficult,practical,butheart-breakingchoicebetweenattendinghertwosonsandearningmoremoneyforthefamily.

Thoughsheinsiststhatshehasneverregrettedherdecision,hereyesturnredwhensherecallsthescenethedayshelefthomeforthefirsttimein1997.

"Zhiqiancriedandwenttolayontheground,holdingmylegsandyelling'don'tgo'.Imanagedtoreleasemyselffromhisarms.Iranoutofthehouse,startingtocry,"Xierecalls.

"OfcourseIworriedthattheboyswouldnotbehavewhenwewerenotaround.Butifwedidn'tleave,theymightnothaveenoughfood,letalonethemoneyforgoingtoschool."

ForZhiqian,itwashardtoadaptthelifeofbeingaleft-behindchild.Heremembersclearlythedayaclassmategavehimthe"specialtitle"forthefirsttimewhenhewasatthethirdgrade.

"Iwasscared.IthoughtitmeantthatmyparentsweredeadandIhadbecomeanorphan.Ipunchedtheboy,"saysFang.

TheFangcouplefoundafewmeanstomaintaintheconnectiontotheirboys,exceptforaphonecallevery10days.Duringtheregular30-minuteconversation,theymainlytalkaboutthechildren'sstudy.Theirsons'innerthoughts,however,remainunfamiliarterritory,whichtheyseldomtrytoexplore.

TheFangcouplehopedthatthesonswouldbematureenoughtounderstandtheirleavingwasforthebest.Theythoughtitwouldalsosharpentheboys'independence,butZhiqianwasstillyoungandbelievedthatlovecomesfromtheirparents'caringallthetime.

"MybrotherandIoftenaskedthemonthephonewhentheywouldcomehome.Theyusuallyrepeatedthatwewouldbelettingthemdownifwedidn'tstudyhard,"complainsZhiqian."Theyrarelyaskedhowwefeltabouttheirleaving."

XieKui'eisashamedthathersonsseeherasneglectfulanduncaring.Shesufferedthepainof"irresponsiblemother"guiltwhenhersonsoftenmistakenlycalledher"granny"astheyspenttheirfirstsummervacationwiththeminZhejiang.

"ButwhatcanIdo?

Otherchildreninourvillagelivethesamelife,"saysXie.

TheFangbrothersarenowbothspendingtheirlastyearattheLuoshanHighSchoolandpreparingforthecollegeentranceexaminationinJuneof2010.Theyboardatschoolandhaveonedayofftoseetheirgrandparentssome90-minuterideaway.

Thelong-timeparentalabsencehasshapedFang.Ithastaughthimtobelievethatorderanddisorderinhislifewerenotduetofateortheactionsofothers,butself-determination.

"Heisnodoubtmorematurethanhispeers.Heisquiet,cautiousandpatient.Thesequalitiesareoftenseenonotherleft-behindchildren,"saysFang'steacherWangShihai.Henotesthatnearly20percentofalmost6,000studentsintheschoolareleft-behindchildren.

"IoftenhidefromstrangersandIseldomtalkaboutmyworrieswithothers,"Zhiqiansays."Mybrotherisevenmorewithdrawn,andhehasmorepressuresonstudy.Heisalreadygettinggreyhair."

IndependentresearcherRuanMeihascloselyobservedthelivesofthechildren.Shehasspentfouryearsinterviewingmorethan3,000left-behindchildreninthesixmajormigrantworker-exportingprovincesofSichuan,Shaanxi,Hunan,Hubei,AnhuiandHenan.ShejustwroteabookentitledPainsOfTheCentury:

InvestigationIntoChina'sLeft-behindChildren.

"Therealityisastonishinglypainful.Whatconcernsmeishowignorantweareofthepainsofthechildren.Theygrowupontheirown,"saystheformerreporteroftheHuarongNewpaperbasedinHuarongCountyofHunanProvince.

The44-year-oldwomansaystwosuicidecasesofleft-behindchildreninspiredhertolookintotheissuefouryearsago."Oneboycommittedsuicidefornotstudyingwellandanothergirldrownedherselfforbeingpregnant.Manysuchcases,includingrapeandmurder,alsoappearedinmyinvestigation."

"Butthemostseriousproblemthatthechildrenfaceconcernstheirpsychology.Morethan40percentofmychildintervieweesareobviouslyimpaired,"shesays.

Morethan16percentofthechildrenthoughtthattheirparentsdidn'tlovethemandmorethan80percentsaidtheyfeltinsecure.

Theleft-behindchildrenareusuallyoflowself-esteem,oversensitive,anddon'tgetalongwithothers.Manyhidetheiremotionsandpretendtobehappy.

"Theirpainsarelikethemoonduringtheday;invisiblebutit'sstillpresent,"shesays.

The"left-behindchildren"issuehasarousedtheattentionoftheChinesegovernment.Aspecialworkteam,ledbytheStateCouncil,wassetuptoestablishalong-termstrategytoprotectthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofleft-behindchildrenthroughlawsandregulations.

Inaddition,somelocalgovernmentshaveprovidedleft-behindchildrenallowancefortheirlivingandmedicalcare,whiletheMinistryofEducationhasbuiltandrenovatedmorethan10,000boardingschoolsincentralandwesternChinatoensurethechildrenreceiveanappropriateeducation.

However,Ruaninsistedthatfamilyandschool,themaincaregiversforthechildren,arethekeytotackletheproblem.

"Theeducationallevelofadultssupervisingthesechildrenisgenerallynotthathigh.Oftentheycanonlycareforthechildren'ssafetyanddailyliving,buttheireducational,behavioralandspiritualneeds,"saysRuan.

Shesuggeststhatfamilyeducationshouldbeaddedinthevocationaltrainingprogramsformigrantworkerstoteachhowtocommunicateandeducatethechildren.Psychologycoursesandpsychologicalteachersshouldbeintroducedinschools.

"Regularlettersfromtheirparentsandchatswithteachersarethebestremedy,"saysRuan.

XieKui'ewentbacktoLuoshaninthelastJunetotakecareofthesonstilltheyfinishthecollegeentranceexaminations.Sherentsaflatindowntownandsendsmealstothetwoboyseveryday.

Althoughsheisstillworryingabouttheexpenseoftheircollegeeducation,shehopestherarereunionwouldhelptheirstudies.

HerreturnisagreatencouragementforZhiqian,whosaidhishappiestmomentsnowwerewhenhehaslunchwithhisbrotherandmother.

"NowIhavepeopletotalktoaboutmytroublesandworries.Ifeelsupported,"hesays.

Inthefuture,XieKui'eandZhiqianhavedifferentpictures:

Xiehopesshecansupporthertwosonswhiletheyfinishtheircollegeeducation.Thenshewillrenovatetheirhouse.Zhiqiandreamsofstudyingeconomicsatuniversityandgoingbackwiththatknowledgetodevelophishometownaftergraduation.

"Then,nobodywillneedtoleavehometoearnmoneyandtherewillbenoleft-behindchildrenanymore,"hesays.

Left-behindkidsinChina'scities

HEFEI:

XiaoYi（pseudonym）fromawell-offfamilyinaneastChina'sprovincialcapitalseemstohaveeverythingthatchildrenofheragedesire,butsheappearsautisticandill-tempered.

Whenathome,theseven-year-oldoftenquarrelswithherparents.Shehasevenrunawayfromhomeacoupleoftimes.

"Thisisaresultofherchildhoodexperience,"saidhermotherregretfully,inHefei,capitalofAnhuiProvince.

XiaoYi'sparents,bothborninthelate1970s,a