Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Ill-Fisherwoman-in-Jiangsu-Province-27MZIFI5G1CP.htmlConceptually similarIll Fisherwoman in Jiangsu ProvinceGP0208RCompleted★★★★★★Doctor in Jiangsu ProvinceGP02088Completed★★★★Factories in Jiangsu ProvinceGP020BYCompleted★★★★★★★Cancer Victim in ShaoxingGP04DGECompleted★★★★Fishermen on the Yangtze RiverGP0208DCompleted★★★★Woman in Jiangsu ProvinceGP0208HCompleted★★★★★★Woman in Jiangsu ProvinceGP0208FCompleted★★★★Water from the Yangzte RiverGP0208PCompleted★★★★★★Girl on Yangtze RiverGP0208JCompleted★★★★View AllGP026LXIll Fisherwoman in Jiangsu ProvinceWang Jinlan, a fisherwoman from Yanglingang, was diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago, the exact causes are unknown. Her cancer has returned again this year, and according to the doctor, it is already in the advanced stages. Her husband, Xu Changlian, has esophageal cancer and can no longer work. She passed away in April 2010, four months after this picture was taken. In February 2013, the Chinese government acknowledged for the first time the existence of 'cancer villages' linked to pollution from hazardous chemicals.Locations:Asia-China-Jiangsu-Taicang-Yanglingang-Yangtze RiverDate:2 Dec, 2009Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5209px X 3472pxKeywords:Chemical industry-Darkness-Faces-Health-High angle view-Illness-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-River pollution-Sadness-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Taicang Cancer Village on Yangtze RiverFifty families of fishermen live in Yanglingang village, in the Jiangsu province. They fish for their livelihood and have drunk water from the Yangtze for decades. In the last few years, however, the river has been significantly polluted, and thefishermen noticed that the water has a strange flavor. Since 2003, factory construction has erupted all around Yanglingang. Today the little fishing village is surrounded by power plants, paper-making factories, and chemical plants. Greenpeace together with photographer Lu Guang documented the life and death of this community living "under the pipe". The water that flows beneath the fishing boats is the same wastewater discharged from the factories, and the air that fishermen breathe is the same acrid, metallic air polluted by the factories.The problem worsens in winter, when the water level of the river falls, but wastewater discharge does not decline. The fishermen often suffer stomachaches, diarrhea, and other diseases. This January, the village head Xu Jiabao suffered from the same kind of gastro-intestinal disorders. The fishermen have gone to the local government and nearby industrial parks several times to report the pollution and request the installation of tap water for the village, yet years have passed with no action being taken.Related Collections:World Water Day 2013 (Photo & Videos)Taicang Cancer Village on Yangtze River (Photos & Video)Water Pollution in China (All photographers)