China: Little Match Girl

Countries:
China
Topics:
Children, Humanitarian, Photography
Languages:
Chinese

Andersen's story of “Little Match Girl” has a real-life Chinese version in Guiyang (zh). The 8 years old girl's family make their living by collecting rubbish. On 20 of Jan, the weather was -3 to -1 degree celsius and she tried to warm her hands by lighting matches. The photos were first posted at photobase.cn and reposted at 163.com.

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