Retired elementary school teacher, 65 year old Hao
Suzhen |
Hao Suzhen's home is located in the Hedong 2 District
of the city. From its appearance, the family appears
very wealthy |
She is the oldest of her 8 brothers and sisters. In
total, her family has 20 children who have attended
college |
In 1947, she made coin purses for the liberation army |
Hao Suzhen has over 40 different awards |
Several of her students have already received their
doctorates |
Her husband Gao Shiliang volunteered to fight in the
Korean theater against America in the 50's |
Her grandparents were early members of the Communist
party. Later, they were both executed by the KMT |
Hao Suzhen refers to her family as a "revolutionary
household" |
When she was 13, Hao Suzhen made her first paper-cutting,
2 people dancing the yangge |
Hao Suzhen enjoys making double happiness paper-cuttings
for people and also makes longevity shoes for people
who have passed away |
Dragon |
Hao Suzhen's red pedigree |
Last night, group 4 leader Yang Wei chipped a tooth
when his car fell into a ditch. The heavy rain had
made the roads treacherous |
The town of Yanshuiguan is economically better off,
and depends primarily on the sale of sand from the
Yellow River |
35 year old town Party secretary, Nie Taosheng, is
an extremely dedicated official |
Untitled poem by secretary Nie |
The village of Suya is located on the banks of the
Yellow River |
Repairing the road |
A yangge dance troupe welcomes the survey team |
An 80 year old women sings folk songs |
Village "spiritual" leader, the village
secretary's wife, Li Caixia |
Village secretary He Jianzhong |
Li Caixia arrived at the village last year when she
married the widowed secretary whose wife died in a
car accident |
The village has been split in two between those who
are for and against the development of a cultural
industry |
The 20+ members of the village yangge dance troupe
was funded entirely by Li Caixia |
The dance troupe members all supported the development
of the cultural industry |
Most of the women along the banks of the Yellow River
can make paper-cuttings. The percentage is far higher
than those who live in the mountains. |
The visit of people from the city gives the villagers
encouragement that their plans will succeed |
Cultural Bureau secretary agrees on-site to donate
500RMB to the village in the name of the Yellow River
Cultural Development and Preservation Association |
Dancing the yangge |
Joining in |
Daughter of the Yellow River |
The art/cultural performances are about to begin |
"Sanshilipu" |
The villagers wrote a short skit themselves "Between
old women" |
Performing under the sunset |
The moon emerges over the Yellow River |
Group photo |
