Updated: 2014-12-31 07:17
As the New Year approaches, students from a rural primary school in Bengbu, Anhui province write down their wishes for the coming New Year.
"I wish my parents can stop quarreling and live together in peace with each other. Then we can have a sweet and cozy dinner."
Fang Haojie, 12, lives with his grandmother. His parents work in a bicycle factory in Changzhou, Jiangsu province and will only come back home at Spring Festival. Fang's grandmother, who is blind, is now in poor health. [Photo/CFP]
"I wish I could buy a video recorder to record the happy times I spend with my family."
Wang Yuzhu, 11, has an older brother who studies in a local junior high school. Both of her parents work in Shanghai. [Photo/CFP]
"I wish to visit the place where my older sister lives and works."
Xue Ni, 13, lives with her parents and younger brother. Her father is a farmer and her sister works outside the province. "The yearly income for my family is not very much but we can afford school," Xue said. [Photo/CFP]
"I wish there could be less dust in the streets and the air could be cleaner."
Ni Zijing, 13, and her brother live with their grandparents. Their parents both work outside the city and their mother visits them sometimes. [Photo/CFP]
"I wish we could have tap water at home."
Zhang Shenwang is 12 years old. His mother left home when he was six years old. Now he is looked after by his grandparents while his father works away from home. [Photo/CFP]
"I wish my father's hands won't be frostbitten in the New Year. Thanks for your hard work, dad."
Liu Kaikai, 12, is a six-grader in Zhongxing Primary School. His father works outside his hometown and his mother stays at home to look after Liu Kaikai and his younger brother. [Photo/CFP]