Humans of China│人在中国（十）

From Cameron Hack CJHphotography

故事的开始

The beginning of the story

I’ve been travelling around China

since 2014

I’ve been to many cities, towns and villages

and met amazing people along the way

Then I had an idea to listen

and record what people tell me

Everyone has a story

no matter how big or small

and here are some stories

that I'd like to share with you from

the humans in China

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四年前我来到中国

开启了在这里的旅行

我去了很多城市和村庄

遇到很多人

看到很多景

有一天突然有了一个想法

我要记录下这些平凡的人们

去听听他们的心声

虽然他们微不足道

但却反映了最真实的人生

于是便有了关于人在中国的故事

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I often visit the nursing home as a volunteer. I was watching the old people one day and thought about myself and my future. I discovered that our lives seemed to be controlled by others and I became afraid. I was afraid that I didn’t have the power to choose the life I really wanted.
I resigned from my job and decided to travel for around three months by myself. I went to Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet and many other places.

After I came back I decided I wanted to travel somewhere further afield so I bought a plane ticket and headed to West Africa. I wanted to find simple people, a simple life and simple emotions and there I really found these things. The things I felt were intense.
Whilst travelling I met a child and he didn’t have much. In fact that day he only had two pieces of candy and he gave me one. I taught some children how to paint on the beach and we all had a amazing time together.

In the first few days I was visiting Sierra Leone. The Ebola virus has just begun to spread causing devastation to peoples lives throughout the country.

After coming back to China I wrote my second book called ‘The Whole World Gives Me Courage’ and I organized events to sell the books and photos I took from my trip and then donated the profits to a charity called ‘Doctors Without Boarders’.

I often think to myself "are the people who I shared some magical moments with still alive?"

I hope in the future more young Chinese can open their minds and choose the life they want and not the life that they are expected to live.

I am preparing my third book.

Beijing