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The centenarian vegetable vendor
Updated : 2014-10-17
By Pan Qi ( chinadaily.com.cn )
Liu Baishi is a centenarian who lives in Guangming village, Daowai district, Harbin, capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. Although she is 104 years old, she carries home-grown vegetables to a food market in town before dawn every day to take care of her mentally handicapped son who is in his 50s now.
The centenarian picks vegetables from her garden in the village and sells them at the food market in town every day. [Photo/my399.com]
The centenarian receives donations of money, rice and other daily necessities from warm-hearted people after her story spread. [Photo/my399.com]
The centenarian warmly welcomes volunteers from afar arriving to help renovate her mud hut. [Photo/my399.com]
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