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

2008

Li turned 22 the same year that China was host to many cultural events. Since he was in the process of pursuing a career in film directing, he may have been interested in the second Asian Film Awards held in Hong Kong, or the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards, or even the 2008 Shanghai International Film Festival.

Unfortunately, 2008 was also the year of the Sichuan earthquake, and over 70,000 people died in central south-west China as a result of the 7.9 magnitude quake. Just a few months later, China would recover to host the Olympics. During the games, media censorship was lifted.