Chris Steele-Perkins. Magnum Photographer

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CHINA. QING HAI PROVINCE. Xue Han, 12 years old, Grade 5. She wants to be a teacher. She is in the yellow top. She has a brother ( Cheng Han) with poliomyelitis whom she helps to stretch. She lives with Grandma (Haqimai Han) who has to take care of 4 children as well as children from Xue’s uncle. Xue goes to Hongguang Hongjun Sala Ethnic Elementary School, . There are 204 students from Hongguang Upper Village and Hongguang Lower Village. Nearly all families here are Muslim. This work was carried out with the support of ProspectFoundation China. (元纪实/Yuan Ji Shi)