My 3 day trip to China was an eye-opener. It was my first-ever visit to the villages where my mum and dad used to live. In fact, I still have uncles, aunts and cousins living out there. It was very sad though to see the conditions they have to live in. Money is very tight out there.
Any surplus is taken away to the market and sold.
I felt a little guilty at seeing how their way of life looked much worse than mine. It made me feel so lucky to be living in England. Every year, my mum sends money to help them out. They had no qualms about accepting this help at all. Everybody in the villages were very warm and friendly towards me.