山村之行 山村之行 A visit to a villageA visit to a village

““假期的时候，我去了安徽北部的一个小山村。这次旅行对我来说非假期的时候，我去了安徽北部的一个小山村。这次旅行对我来说非常特别，是一次心灵震撼的历程。回来后，当我整理照片，我情不常特别，是一次心灵震撼的历程。回来后，当我整理照片，我情不自禁的想起所有的那些，并想和每一个人分享。自禁的想起所有的那些，并想和每一个人分享。

““I went to a small village in northern part of An Hui province during I went to a small village in northern part of An Hui province during vacation. This has been a very special trip for me, which gave me a deep vacation. This has been a very special trip for me, which gave me a deep heartquake. After being back from the trip, I cannot help thinking of these heartquake. After being back from the trip, I cannot help thinking of these as I looked at these pictures, and I want to share them with all of you.”as I looked at these pictures, and I want to share them with all of you.”

地处安徽北部的一个小山村，我印象中淮北平原应该是落后的，但从沒有和极度贫困与悲哀联系在一起。我们开着一辆越野车出发开了八个小时，走了八百多公里到了他们的

县城，然后用了四个半钟头在沒有路的山路上走了六十五公里。

Northern part of An Hui province, my original impression about Huaibei plain is undeveloped, but I did not connect it with extreme poverty and deep sadness.

It took us 8 hours’ drive and 800 kilometers walk to get to the center town, and after that we walked four and half an hour (almost 65 kilometers), crossing the mountains where there is no paved road.

这里的民风淳朴这里的民风淳朴，每一次，每一次问问路，村民路，村民表现的热情表现的热情都都让我们感动让我们感动。。路边路边的的小石小石头头房子上房子上隐约可见隐约可见“文革“文革””时时留下的留下的标语标语，小石，小石桥桥上上还还有有““农业学农业学大大

寨”寨”的口的口号号，，这座进这座进村的石村的石桥桥至少有三十年以上的至少有三十年以上的历史历史。。

People here are simple, honest, and unspoiled. Whenever we asked the way, they showed great hospitality , which really moved us.

We distinctly saw the slogan on the stone bridge, which should be left in the period of “Culture Revolution”, words of“ 农业学大寨” , and from that we knew the bridge leading to the village should have a history of at least 30 years.

这里农民的土地大多在山上，农业科技对于他们很遥远。它们将所有的希望寄这里农民的土地大多在山上，农业科技对于他们很遥远。它们将所有的希望寄托在这片贫瘠的土地上。托在这片贫瘠的土地上。 The famers have their land mainly on hills like this. Scientific agriculture is something far away. They put all their hope in this barren land.

这里的生产模式依然落后这里的生产模式依然落后，干，干农活的农活的也大多是老人和孩子。也大多是老人和孩子。他们使用的是最原始播种的工具。他们使用的是最原始播种的工具。

Here the productioHere the production mode is still backn mode is still backward, and the peoplward, and the people here doing farmee here doing farmer’s job are mainly or’s job are mainly old and children. ld and children.

They still use the mThey still use the most original instrumost original instrument for sewing seedent for sewing seeds.s.

村子村子里的年轻人里的年轻人都出去打工了， 冷清、都出去打工了， 冷清、萧条萧条、、绝望绝望。。。。。。。。The young people who should be the workers here all went out for a job outside the village. DesolThe young people who should be the workers here all went out for a job outside the village. Desolation ,depression and desperation here~~~~ation ,depression and desperation here~~~~

剩下的只有老人和孩子，剩下的只有老人和孩子，还有个还有个別生理別生理残障残障人，人，或者是打工或者是打工时受伤残疾时受伤残疾的的““劳动劳动主力主力 "﹗"﹗Here left only old people and kids, with those disabled people. Some of those “main labor force ” became handicapped while working outside and were obliged to return.

這位老人的孩子在溫州打工為了節省路費兩年沒有回家，這位老人的孩子在溫州打工為了節省路費兩年沒有回家，家裡只有他帶著孫子生活。家裡只有他帶著孫子生活。

This old man has his son working in Wenzhou( a developed city in China), but the son has not been back for two years since he has to save the trip cost.

The old man is raising his grandson alone.

老人七十八老人七十八岁岁了，每天去山了，每天去山里里放羊。放羊。

He is 78 years old, and he has to tend the sheep every day on the hills.He is 78 years old, and he has to tend the sheep every day on the hills.

由于贫穷由于贫穷，好多孩子都被迫，好多孩子都被迫失学失学，上山挖，上山挖草药草药，，换钱补贴换钱补贴家用。茫然的家用。茫然的眼神里带着眼神里带着和和年龄年龄不相不相称称的愁苦的愁苦 ﹗ ﹗

Many kids lost theiMany kids lost their chance to go to scr chance to go to school because of povhool because of poverty. erty.

They go to the hills They go to the hills to dig for herbs and to dig for herbs and change them for mochange them for money to support the fney to support the family. amily.

The sadness in her The sadness in her eyes unsuited her aeyes unsuited her age.ge.

这个这个小女孩小女孩无论问什么无论问什么都不都不说说，，问问她她为什么为什么沒沒上学上学，她就哭，她就哭

了。。。。了。。。。

This little girl has been silent no matter what we

asked her, but when asked why you are not in school,

she cried.

破烂破烂的校舍和一群可的校舍和一群可爱无邪爱无邪的孩子。他的孩子。他们长大后们长大后在在这个社会这个社会上生存上生存竞争竞争的的对对手可是那些假期中坐手可是那些假期中坐着飞机去旅游着飞机去旅游的城的城里孩子里孩子？？。。。？？。。。公平何在？？？公平何在？？？﹗﹗﹗﹗﹗﹗﹗﹗

The old classroom and lovely innocent angels .

When they grow up, do they have to compete with those children spoiled in cities, to make sure they can be survived in this society?

I was wondering the word of fairness.

教室矮小昏暗，教室矮小昏暗，老师老师自己爬到屋自己爬到屋顶开辟顶开辟了了两个两个天窗，天窗，这这和和城里人城里人帶天窗的別墅的功能有帶天窗的別墅的功能有着着天壤之別天壤之別﹗﹗

This is the roof of This is the roof of the classroom, sinthe classroom, since it is dark and sce it is dark and small , the teacher mall , the teacher climbed on the roclimbed on the roof and opened twof and opened two skylights.o skylights.

The skylights The skylights here are so here are so different in different in function from function from those of the villas those of the villas for people in the for people in the metropolis.metropolis.

窗戶使用窗戶使用塑胶塑胶布做成的布做成的““玻璃玻璃””，冬天，冬天过后过后，失去了，失去了挡风挡风的功能，被淘的功能，被淘气气的孩子撕破的窗的孩子撕破的窗戶戶。。They use the plastic cloth as “glass” for the windows, The windows were teared by kids since aThey use the plastic cloth as “glass” for the windows, The windows were teared by kids since after every winter they lost the function of preventing the wind.fter every winter they lost the function of preventing the wind.

学校里学校里的余老師在的余老師在讲课讲课，我，我们在场们在场，他有些，他有些拘谨拘谨，他告訴孩子，他告訴孩子们们︰︰““大家要好好大家要好好学习学习，，将来长将来长大了，可以坐大了，可以坐火车火车去北京。。。”去北京。。。”北京北京对对孩子孩子们们來來说说是是遥远遥远的天堂的天堂﹗﹗我在我在后面后面拍照拍照，落泪，落泪。。。。。。 Teacher Yu was having

class, and he was a little nervous with our presence, and he said these to the kids:

“Everyone need to work hard learning knowledge, only by that, as you grew up, you will be able to take the train to Beijing ”

For the kids, Beijing is a place far away but a heaven.

I was crying behind while taking the photo.

于老师于老师向向我们介绍学校我们介绍学校情況情況︰︰好多好多成绩成绩好的孩子都被迫好的孩子都被迫失学失学，，整整个学校个学校孩子的孩子的成绩成绩不理想，所以不理想，所以放假期间放假期间也要上課。也要上課。

Teacher Yu gave us an introduction about the school:

Many good students were obliged to discontinue schooling,

the whole performance of this school Is not satisfying, so they need to have class during the vacation.

学校有五个年级，一百六十多孩子，其中有二十八名是父母或父母双亡的孩子，这样的孩子成绩大都很好，但一般的难于小学毕业。

There are five grades in this school, more than 160 kids,28 of them lost one parent or both, and those kids always have a good performance in school.

But few are able to graduate from primary school.

孩子的课间活动只有用爬树来打发，这棵老松树为无数的孩子们带来童年的欢乐。

During the break, the kids spent the time climbing the tree.

The old pine tree brings them the joy of childhood.

这里没有父母离异，（父母离异是城市人的富贵病），但这些缺失父母的大多是打工过程中的事故、车祸、疾病等造成的，并且多数是三十岁左右的爸

爸，余老师扳着指头说出每个爸爸死亡的孩子的名字。。。。

There is no word here like “divorce”, (they say it is a costly chronic disease for town folks)

They lost their parent or parents because of accidents during working, traffic accidents, illness, ets, most of them are fathers around 30.

Teacher Yu is counting the names of students who lost their fathers.

这两个这两个孩子是孩子是双胞胎双胞胎，一個叫，一個叫吴吴雨雨见见，一，一个叫吴见个叫吴见雨雨，，他们他们的爸爸在的爸爸在几几年前一次事故年前一次事故中中触电触电死亡，死亡，现现下他下他们都上学们都上学了了﹗﹗

They are twins. One named Wu Yujian, the other Wu Jianyu. Their father got an electric shock and died in the accident and they now need to go to school.

他们的妈妈和六十多岁的爷爷都出去打工了，家里只剩下奶奶带着他们相依为命，老人听说要拍照，赶忙梳梳头，把家徒四壁的房门关起來。。。。

Their mother and 60 year old grandpa went out to get a job, and then only grandma was home taking care of them.

When hearing that we would like to take a picture, grandpa combed her hair at once and closed the door of the room~~~~

两个两个孩子在孩子在门门口玩，我口玩，我问他们会不会写问他们会不会写字，字，他们写他们写的是的是““热爱祖国热爱祖国””。。。。。。。。让我顿时无言让我顿时无言﹗﹗The two kids are playing at the gate, I asked them whether they knew writing Chinese words, they wrote d

own four words" 热爱祖国 "--(Love motherland), which made me suddenly dumb.

回来后，当我整理照片，我发现自己无法面对吴雨见的眼神。When back I saw this picture again, I found it so hard for me to watch Wu’s eyes.

她叫等等，今年九她叫等等，今年九岁岁，她爸爸在打工的途中，她爸爸在打工的途中遭遇车祸遭遇车祸，被沸騰的水箱，被沸騰的水箱压压住，住，开开水水浇浇在身上不能在身上不能动弹动弹，全身六，全身六处处骨折，同時骨折，同時 80%80% 的的严重烫伤严重烫伤，九死一生，，九死一生，出院出院几个月后几个月后，又踏上了打工的行程，三，又踏上了打工的行程，三万万多元的多元的医疗费欠账医疗费欠账要要还还﹗﹗﹗﹗﹗﹗

Her name is DengDeng,9 years old. Her father caught in an accident and was held down by an boiling water box, and his body got 6 fractures and 80% bad scalding, but still survived.

Several months after being out of the hospital ,he continued his journey to earn money outside since he got about 300,000yuan of debt by paying the hospital bill.

目前等等的妈妈帶着三个孩子在家，她坚持让孩子上学，原來的噩梦让她心有余悸，提心吊胆。

担心丈夫的安全，担心他結不回工资。。。 Now the mother of Dengdeng was taking care of the three kids, and she insisted that she need to let her children to go to school, but at the same time she was still worried that whether her husband was safe, whether he can get his wage back from the boss, since the nightmare happened to them really made her in fear and trembling.

等等的等等的成绩成绩很好，是很好，是个爱学习个爱学习的好孩子，拍到的好孩子，拍到这张这张照片的照片的时时候候我突然想到希望工程的那幅我突然想到希望工程的那幅宣宣传画传画，那可是，那可是十十几几年前年前啊啊﹗﹗

Dengdeng is a girl of great performance in school, and she really likes to learn.

I cannot help thinking of the advertisement ten years ago about " the project of hope" when taking this picture.

等等的等等的墙上贴着墙上贴着她和弟弟的她和弟弟的三好三好学学生生的的奖状奖状﹗﹗On the wall are the diplomas Dengdeng and her brother got in the school.

墙上挂着的干辣椒让我想到北京川菜馆的装饰，这可不是用來装饰的，这是一家人半年的“菜盘子”，。。。

You may see the dry capsicums as adorning in some restaurants, but here they will be half-an-year's food for one family.

我我们来到这个们来到这个小山村的小山村的时候时候，，刚好碰刚好碰到另一到另一个个爸爸在深爸爸在深圳打工圳打工时时意外死亡，前一天，他的骨灰被送到意外死亡，前一天，他的骨灰被送到这个苦难这个苦难的家的家庭手庭手里里，我感受到了，我感受到了什么什么叫叫““家徒四壁家徒四壁””，唯一的，唯一的装饰装饰物是物是在在出殡时出殡时別人送的別人送的““祭奠祭奠””的牌匾。三十二的牌匾。三十二岁岁的母的母亲亲帶帶着着三三

个个未成年的孩子，她悲切的哽咽未成年的孩子，她悲切的哽咽让让我再次我再次落泪落泪。。。。。。这个这个爸爸叫爸爸叫 "" 成新成新 ""

When we came into this village, we by accident knew that one more father died while working in Shenzhen, and his ashes were sent to this family just before the day.

The only thing here in this home is the tablet for "memorial ceremony" sent by someone. The mother of 32 with 3 kids, I cannot help crying while she is chocking with sobs~~

The father's name is "Cheng Xin".

这个死亡民工的父亲，孩子们的爷爷，他的眼泪不停的流，他沒有想过儿子的死该由谁负责，他不会想到谁应该负责，他只知道哭 “︰ 以后的日

子该怎么过啊。。。

He is the grandpa of the three kids who lost father.

He could not stop his tears.

Who needs to take the responsibility of  the death .This question did not come into his mind.

He was just crying: "what will the future life be~~"

另外一另外一个家庭个家庭，父母全在外打工。，父母全在外打工。This is another family, parents are both outside.This is another family, parents are both outside.

看看老人的床吧看看老人的床吧﹗﹗The bed grandma is sitting on~~The bed grandma is sitting on~~

这个这个孩子孩子很机灵很机灵，，看着他那调看着他那调皮的眼神，我皮的眼神，我总总有一股有一股怜爱怜爱之心之心

He is a smart boy. I had a feeling of caress for him when seeing him.

五五个个山村的孩子在一個山村的孩子在一個学校学校，每天他，每天他们们都要走都要走几几公里的山路，沒有人接送。父母公里的山路，沒有人接送。父母出外打工，老人上山干活，煮菜是出外打工，老人上山干活，煮菜是他们每个他们每个人都人都会会的工作。的工作。

Five villages shared one school ,and they need to walk miles and miles independently by themselves for school,

since the parents are outside of the town ,and the old need to work on the hills.

小学的大门小学的大门The gate of the primary school.The gate of the primary school.

这这是某是某高档高档住宅的住宅的会馆会馆，每一，每一点点点点的的奢华背后奢华背后，都凝聚，都凝聚着无数着无数民工的血民工的血汗，甚至生命，包括汗，甚至生命，包括他们他们子女的生存和未來。子女的生存和未來。有有谁谁知道？有知道？有谁愿意谁愿意知知道？？？道？？？

This is a chamber in uptown 。

Did anyone know it was built by the fathers? Their blood and sweat were given here, maybe even lives ,maybe even the future of their children.

Anyone know ?Anyone would like to know?

福祉福祉 ,, 似乎是個美麗的傳說似乎是個美麗的傳說 ........ Blessing, for them it is  a beautiful legend.Blessing, for them it is  a beautiful legend.

不需要更多的不需要更多的语言语言 ... ... No need of more words~~No need of more words~~

学校 学校 schoolschool

穷人的孩子早当妈 穷人的孩子早当妈 They played the role of mother at this age.They played the role of mother at this age.

吃饭的地方吃饭的地方Place for dinnerPlace for dinner

朋友朋友 ,, 请爱他们，为他们祈祷请爱他们，为他们祈祷Dear friends, love them, and pray for them please~~ Dear friends, love them, and pray for them please~~

~~~~~

我们能为他们做些什么呢？为这个社会做些什么呢？

And then,

~~~~

What can we do for them, for the society?

". . . under present systems and conditions of government the poor ". . . under present systems and conditions of government the poor are subject to the greatest need and distress while others more are subject to the greatest need and distress while others more fortunate live in luxury and plenty far beyond their actual fortunate live in luxury and plenty far beyond their actual necessities. This inequality of portion and privilege is one of the necessities. This inequality of portion and privilege is one of the deep and vital problems of human society. That there is need of an deep and vital problems of human society. That there is need of an equalization and apportionment by which all may possess the equalization and apportionment by which all may possess the comforts and privileges of life is evident... The rich too must be comforts and privileges of life is evident... The rich too must be merciful to the poor, contributing from willing hearts to their needs merciful to the poor, contributing from willing hearts to their needs without being forced or compelled to do so. The composure of the without being forced or compelled to do so. The composure of the world will be assured by the establishment of this principle in the world will be assured by the establishment of this principle in the religious life of mankind. " (religious life of mankind. " (`Abdu'l-Baha`Abdu'l-Baha) )

概义： “概义： “ ~~~~~~在当前的政府体制和条件下，穷人常常陷于极度的需求和痛在当前的政府体制和条件下，穷人常常陷于极度的需求和痛苦中，然而与此同时，其他一部分人却有幸过着奢侈的生活，拥有远超其所需苦中，然而与此同时，其他一部分人却有幸过着奢侈的生活，拥有远超其所需要的财富。财富和权益的分配不均是人类社会面临的重要问题之一。很明显，要的财富。财富和权益的分配不均是人类社会面临的重要问题之一。很明显，人们需要有一种平等化制度，以及合理的分配制度，使得人们都获得享受和权人们需要有一种平等化制度，以及合理的分配制度，使得人们都获得享受和权利利 ~~  ~~  富人也应该对穷人慷慨怜悯，不是被迫而是发自内心的去满足他们的富人也应该对穷人慷慨怜悯，不是被迫而是发自内心的去满足他们的需要，在人类灵性生活中建立这种原则，这样才能保障整个世界的稳定需要，在人类灵性生活中建立这种原则，这样才能保障整个世界的稳定 .” .”

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