Chinese Father Documents Life With Son Every Year of His Life for 3 Decades

1996

When Li was 10, the neighbor country of Japan had released popular gaming system Nintendo 64 at the same time that DVD’s were launched. By this time as well, global warming was at a record high, as the Arctic Ozone layer continued to be depleted and a reported 38 million acres of the rain forest had already been destroyed.

The same year in February, Lijiang earthquake hit Lijiang City in southwestern China and resulted in 13,000 injuries, 3,925 serious injuries, and 322 deaths. The shock measured 6.6 on the moment magnitude scale. Many high rise buildings were torn down as a result.