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‘Ladder teenagers’ see development of hometown in South China

Xinhua2023-01-23 19:56

  Meng Xuantai (1st L) and Meng Xuanren (2nd L) are on their way to school in Nongding village of Bansheng town, Dahua Yao autonomous county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Sept 3, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

  Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children.

  They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school.

  The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade.

  Meng Xuanren (L) sews clothes at his dormitory in Nongyong primary school in Bansheng town of Dahua Yao autonomous county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 3, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]

  Meng Xuantai (R, front) attends a singing rehearsal at a vocal music classroom of Nongyong primary school in Bansheng town of Dahua Yao autonomous county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 26, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

  This aerial photo shows Nongyong primary school in Bansheng town, Dahua Yao autonomous county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, May 19, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]

  Meng Xuanren (1st R), Meng Xuantai (1st L) and their family members pose for a group photo at home in Bansheng town of Dahua Yao autonomous county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Jan 21, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]

  Meng Xuantai (C) plays table tennis at Nongyong primary school in Bansheng town of Dahua Yao autonomous county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Jan 6, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

  Meng Xuantai (C) reads a book before noon break at Nongyong primary school in Bansheng town of Dahua Yao autonomous county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, July 2, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua]