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Below the poverty line in China
Stephen Chow - professional photographer who lives two houses - in Beijing and Singapore. One of his latest projects - "China's Poverty Line" (poverty line).
The main objective of Stephen Chow photo project - to find out what is the life of Chinese living below the poverty line. Stephen pictures of food that can be bought for 3, 28 yuan (0, 49 US dollars), that is, the daily income of the Chinese people, who earn 1,196 yuan a year (the official cost of living).
"Working on the project, I did not set the task - to conduct an emotional analysis of what it means to be poor. This - rather study the choices is a person living in poverty in China. "
12 ph © Stephen Chow here
1. Mandarins.
2. Slice chicken.
3. Bananas.
4. Pok Choy Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa chinensis).
5. Garlic.
6. Cherry tomatoes.
7. Corn grits
8. Cabbage.
9. Baotsy - steamed balls of dough with various fillings.
10. fried crispy dough balloons.
11. unpeeled peanuts.
12. Crushed red pepper.
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The main objective of Stephen Chow photo project - to find out what is the life of Chinese living below the poverty line. Stephen pictures of food that can be bought for 3, 28 yuan (0, 49 US dollars), that is, the daily income of the Chinese people, who earn 1,196 yuan a year (the official cost of living).
"Working on the project, I did not set the task - to conduct an emotional analysis of what it means to be poor. This - rather study the choices is a person living in poverty in China. "
12 ph © Stephen Chow here
1. Mandarins.
2. Slice chicken.
3. Bananas.
4. Pok Choy Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa chinensis).
5. Garlic.
6. Cherry tomatoes.
7. Corn grits
8. Cabbage.
9. Baotsy - steamed balls of dough with various fillings.
10. fried crispy dough balloons.
11. unpeeled peanuts.
12. Crushed red pepper.
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