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contrasts, where a high level of accomplishment was expected at the universities and rural people lived as if in another century.
Photographing daily life in China, Ms. Mannon was drawn to the children: ‘They’re beautiful, happy children,' she said. ‘Each couple can have just one, so they're treated very well and are a great source of joy to the parents.'
Slide after slide shows plump Chinese children laughing and playing in grim parks, where millions of feet have removed all trace of grass or greenery.
In the countryside, farmers may choose to have more than one child and pay a fine to the state. Rumors abound of poor families killing their daughters in order to have a son.
See CHINA, p. 14
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