Li Chuan-hua and Su Li-li check their plane ticket to Qingdao Liuting International Airport, China with an assigned supervisor from human resource company at Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya, Japan. This is Li Chuan-hua’s first time going back home since he left China three years ago.
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Li Chuan-hua, heading back home to China, from Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya, Japan. This is Li Chuan-hua’s first time going back home since he left China three years ago.
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Li Chuan-hua checks and buys sunglasses as his own souvenir before boarding at duty free shop in Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya, Japan. This is Li Chuan-hua’s first time going back home since he left China three years ago.
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Li Chuan-hua looks at the sky anxiously on the flight to Qingdao,China from Nagoya, Japan.This is Li Chuan-hua’s first time going back home since he left China three years ago.
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Li Chuan-hua’s reunion with his wife, Wu Yan (32) and his son, Li Jia-yi (5) at Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China. They achieve a reunion for the first time in three years.
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Li Chuan-hua holds his wife Wu Yan (32)’ hand tight in a taxi on the way back home, Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China. They achieve a reunion for the first time in three years.
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Li Chuan-hua shows and gives his souvenirs from Japan including SONY Handycam recorder to his friend, Gao Bo (33) and Li Chuan-hua’s nephew, Wu Fan(8), center, at apartment of his mother-in-law, Ren Ji-lan (60), far right. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-sheng (33), cousin of Li Chuan-hua examines Japanese paper money at Li Chuan-hua's mother’s house. Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua goes on a shopping spree with his wife at a fashion district of Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua waits for breakfast while his wife and mother concocts miracles in his mother’s outside kitchen. From left to clockwise, Li Chua-hua and his son, Li Jia-yi, Li Chuan-zeng(42), his elder brother, Li Jia-he(20), the elder brother’s son, , Lu De-fang(41), his elder brother's wife.
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Li Chua-hua and Wu Yan’s wedding portrait picture in their bedroom.
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Wu Yan (32), cuts her son’s Li Jia-yi (5) nails at home. Li Chua-hua shares their tender moment.
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Li Chuan-hua washes his hair while his son, Li Jia-yi (5), plays with his watch at the courtyard of their house. The house hasn’t had a sewage disposal system connected yet. So there are no shower facility or running toilet available.Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua helps his father-in-law in a field with the help of his wife. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
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Li Jia-yi (5) blows soap bubbles in the courtyard of their house while Li Chuan-hua wears sunglasses bought as his own souvenir at duty free shop in Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagota, Japan. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua and his wife, Wu Yan(32) wash Li’s newly bought shoes while his son Li Jia-yi looks over in the courtyard of their house. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua’s son Li Jia-yi (5), plays around with his bike. The house gate is decorated with "Good luck" sign in Chinese. Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua’s father, Li Shi-de, passed away due to a stroke at the age of 73, just on the day before he arrived home from Japan※. Li Chuan-hua’s elder brother, Li Chuan-zeng (42), helds a memorial service for the seventh day anniversary at home. Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
※Li Chuan-hua’s family kept the news until he came back home. He refused to be photographed when he heard the news and collapsed. I have started taking photos of the funeral with his permission to do so since the memorial service for the seventh day anniversary of his father's death.
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Li Chuan-hua’s father, Li Shi-de, passed away due to a stroke at the age of 73, just on the day before he arrived home from Japan※. Li Chuan-hua and his family member head toward their family tomb in mourning for a memorial service of the seventh day anniversary of his father's death. Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
※Li Chuan-hua’s family kept the news until he came back home. He refused to be photographed when he heard the news and collapsed. I have started taking photos of the funeral with his permission to do so since the memorial service for the seventh day anniversary of his father's death.
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Li Chuan-hua’s father, Li Shi-de, passed away due to a stroke at the age of 73, just on the day before he arrived home from Japan※. Li Chuan-hua and his family members gather together at the family tomb for the seventh day anniversary after his father’s death in mourning .Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
※Li Chuan-hua’s family kept the news untill he came back home. He refused to be photographed when he heard the news and collapsed. I have started taking photos of the funeral with his permission to do so since the memorial service for the seventh day anniversary of his father's death.
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Li Chuan-hua meets his grandmother Zhao (87, her complete name unknown), for the first time in 3 years. They talk about Li's father, Li Shi-de, passed away due to a stroke at the age of 73 just on the day before he arrived home from Japan. Li's elder brother, Li Chuan-zeng (42),far left and elder sister, Li Chuan- yan (39),far right, listen in silence. Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua's father,Li Shi-de (73)'s grave site decorated for the seventh day anniversary of his father's death. Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
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Discarded and consumed Chinese hard liquors at the funeral party of Li Chuan hua’s father which lasted for consecutive three days.
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Li Chuan-hua waits for his haircut at a local barbershop with his son and wife. He has often been oblivious to others since his father passed away. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua gets a haircut while his wife stands beside and supervises his hairstyle carefully at a local barbershop. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua, his wife, Wu Yan, and his son, Li Jia-yi (5), hang around with Wu’s friend at downtown of Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
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Li Jia-yi (5) rides a tricycle around the courtyard of his house in the evening. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua babysits his son Li Jia-yi at a rest place of parking lot. Although Li Jia-yi is already five years old, he behaves like a spoiled child because he hasn’t seen his father for almost three years. Li Chuan-hua and his friends are on a family day trip. Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua purchases a couple of melons from a street vendor while his wife and son also looks over. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua falls asleep deeply in the backseat of his friend’s car. He is exhausted from one-day family excursion with his friend’s family. Shandong Province, China.
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Chicken coop and line drying clothes of Li Chuan-hua family in the courtyard of his home. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
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Li Chuan-hua, his wife, Wu Yan, and his son, Li Jia-yi (5) going back home together after a short visit to his mother house nearby. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua and Su Li-li check their plane ticket to Qingdao Liuting International Airport, China with an assigned supervisor from human resource company at Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya, Japan. This is Li Chuan-hua’s first time going back home since he left China three years ago.
Li Chuan-hua, heading back home to China, from Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya, Japan. This is Li Chuan-hua’s first time going back home since he left China three years ago.
Li Chuan-hua checks and buys sunglasses as his own souvenir before boarding at duty free shop in Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya, Japan. This is Li Chuan-hua’s first time going back home since he left China three years ago.
Li Chuan-hua looks at the sky anxiously on the flight to Qingdao,China from Nagoya, Japan.This is Li Chuan-hua’s first time going back home since he left China three years ago.
Li Chuan-hua’s reunion with his wife, Wu Yan (32) and his son, Li Jia-yi (5) at Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China. They achieve a reunion for the first time in three years.
Li Chuan-hua holds his wife Wu Yan (32)’ hand tight in a taxi on the way back home, Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China. They achieve a reunion for the first time in three years.
Li Chuan-hua shows and gives his souvenirs from Japan including SONY Handycam recorder to his friend, Gao Bo (33) and Li Chuan-hua’s nephew, Wu Fan(8), center, at apartment of his mother-in-law, Ren Ji-lan (60), far right. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-sheng (33), cousin of Li Chuan-hua examines Japanese paper money at Li Chuan-hua's mother’s house. Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua goes on a shopping spree with his wife at a fashion district of Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua waits for breakfast while his wife and mother concocts miracles in his mother’s outside kitchen. From left to clockwise, Li Chua-hua and his son, Li Jia-yi, Li Chuan-zeng(42), his elder brother, Li Jia-he(20), the elder brother’s son, , Lu De-fang(41), his elder brother's wife.
Li Chua-hua and Wu Yan’s wedding portrait picture in their bedroom.
Wu Yan (32), cuts her son’s Li Jia-yi (5) nails at home. Li Chua-hua shares their tender moment.
Li Chuan-hua washes his hair while his son, Li Jia-yi (5), plays with his watch at the courtyard of their house. The house hasn’t had a sewage disposal system connected yet. So there are no shower facility or running toilet available.Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua helps his father-in-law in a field with the help of his wife. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Jia-yi (5) blows soap bubbles in the courtyard of their house while Li Chuan-hua wears sunglasses bought as his own souvenir at duty free shop in Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagota, Japan. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua and his wife, Wu Yan(32) wash Li’s newly bought shoes while his son Li Jia-yi looks over in the courtyard of their house. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua’s son Li Jia-yi (5), plays around with his bike. The house gate is decorated with "Good luck" sign in Chinese. Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua’s father, Li Shi-de, passed away due to a stroke at the age of 73, just on the day before he arrived home from Japan※. Li Chuan-hua’s elder brother, Li Chuan-zeng (42), helds a memorial service for the seventh day anniversary at home. Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
※Li Chuan-hua’s family kept the news until he came back home. He refused to be photographed when he heard the news and collapsed. I have started taking photos of the funeral with his permission to do so since the memorial service for the seventh day anniversary of his father's death.
Li Chuan-hua’s father, Li Shi-de, passed away due to a stroke at the age of 73, just on the day before he arrived home from Japan※. Li Chuan-hua and his family member head toward their family tomb in mourning for a memorial service of the seventh day anniversary of his father's death. Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
※Li Chuan-hua’s family kept the news until he came back home. He refused to be photographed when he heard the news and collapsed. I have started taking photos of the funeral with his permission to do so since the memorial service for the seventh day anniversary of his father's death.
Li Chuan-hua’s father, Li Shi-de, passed away due to a stroke at the age of 73, just on the day before he arrived home from Japan※. Li Chuan-hua and his family members gather together at the family tomb for the seventh day anniversary after his father’s death in mourning .Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
※Li Chuan-hua’s family kept the news untill he came back home. He refused to be photographed when he heard the news and collapsed. I have started taking photos of the funeral with his permission to do so since the memorial service for the seventh day anniversary of his father's death.
Li Chuan-hua meets his grandmother Zhao (87, her complete name unknown), for the first time in 3 years. They talk about Li's father, Li Shi-de, passed away due to a stroke at the age of 73 just on the day before he arrived home from Japan. Li's elder brother, Li Chuan-zeng (42),far left and elder sister, Li Chuan- yan (39),far right, listen in silence. Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua's father,Li Shi-de (73)'s grave site decorated for the seventh day anniversary of his father's death. Lin Yi-City Shandong Province, China.
Discarded and consumed Chinese hard liquors at the funeral party of Li Chuan hua’s father which lasted for consecutive three days.
Li Chuan-hua waits for his haircut at a local barbershop with his son and wife. He has often been oblivious to others since his father passed away. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua gets a haircut while his wife stands beside and supervises his hairstyle carefully at a local barbershop. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua, his wife, Wu Yan, and his son, Li Jia-yi (5), hang around with Wu’s friend at downtown of Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Jia-yi (5) rides a tricycle around the courtyard of his house in the evening. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua babysits his son Li Jia-yi at a rest place of parking lot. Although Li Jia-yi is already five years old, he behaves like a spoiled child because he hasn’t seen his father for almost three years. Li Chuan-hua and his friends are on a family day trip. Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua purchases a couple of melons from a street vendor while his wife and son also looks over. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua falls asleep deeply in the backseat of his friend’s car. He is exhausted from one-day family excursion with his friend’s family. Shandong Province, China.
Chicken coop and line drying clothes of Li Chuan-hua family in the courtyard of his home. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.
Li Chuan-hua, his wife, Wu Yan, and his son, Li Jia-yi (5) going back home together after a short visit to his mother house nearby. Lin Yi-City, Shandong Province, China.