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Photo by Katie Hayes

With time off from school, many children of migrant workers travel from their home villages to visit parents.

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Without land in his home village to grow food, Mr. Wang (who's 2-year-old son is pictured here) moved with his wife and son to f

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In the last few years, long term residents have watched as their village has changed into a community of migrant families, start

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Lee Ke moved from Jilian Provence in the north East of China to Xin Men Tang Chun, to live with his older sister. "I wanted to

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Advertisements for plumbers and rooms for rent line the walls of the small town.

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Ms. Lee was able to find work in Beijing, before her brother, Lee Ke arrived from their home village. She now supports the two

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Mr. Shao moved to Xin Men Tang Chun over a year ago and found work as an electrician in Beijing.

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