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

2005

Although Li left home at 18, he and his father continued their tradition when Li would visit home during his breaks from school. Here they are, aged 19 and 46, respectively. This photo depicts another shift in their father-son relationship as it is the first photo since he was a boy that Li is facing his father, whereas Li had his back to his father in his teenage photos.

Tension between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China reached a head when the People’s Republic of China issued an anti-succession law in March that was aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring independence. China was also facing tensions with Japan after a Japanese schoolbook glossed over Japan’s imperialist past, sending 20,000 people to protest in the streets.