Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Woman-in-Jiangsu-Province-27MZIFLMRX6H.htmlConceptually similarWoman in Jiangsu ProvinceGP0208HCompleted★★★★★★Fishermen on Yangtze RiverGP020C6Completed★★★★Fishermen on Yangtze RiverGP02081Completed★★★★Fishmonger in Jiangsu ProvinceGP02080Completed★★★★Fishermen on the Yangtze RiverGP020BXCompleted★★★★Fishermen on Yangtze RiverGP02084Completed★★★★Fishermen on the Yangtze RiverGP0208DCompleted★★★★Woman on Boat in Jiangsu ProvinceGP0208QCompleted★★★★★★Fishing Nets in Jiangsu ProvinceGP025TRCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0208FWoman in Jiangsu ProvinceHu Zhenlai has lived on the water all her life. At the end of the ‘80s, she moved with her family from the Hongze Lake in Jiangsu province to catch fish on the Yangtze river. Now her son has followed his father’s footsteps and became a fisherman. But the number of fish in the Yangtze is declining. This spring, only two out of Yanglingang’s six large boats have made a profit catching saury. Those who rely primarily on fishing are all living in impoverished conditions, with only their boats and no houses on land. Hu Zhenlai spends her days on the boat taking care of her grandson, who attends school.Locations:Asia-China-Jiangsu-Taicang-Yanglingang-Yangtze RiverDate:16 Mar, 2010Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Boats-Chemical industry-Cooking-Day-Elderly-Fishers-KWCI (GPI)-One person-People-Poverty-River pollution-Toxics (campaign title)-Villages-Water pollution-WomenShoot: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:Taicang Cancer Village on Yangtze River (Photos & Video)
