Faces of China - Harvesting the Future

[1Littleagger]

Is this America with Ron Paul and no help from government?But Obama is no freedom and our rights are being took away.We have 1 year to decide on what they have given us to vote for in America.Freedom or dictatorship

[ronnieboy3]

She is a beautiful little girl. I hope she gets a good education.

[eddymstrong]

why didn't the jounalist help them pay the tuition~~they should do..only 35

[isarathai]

I love china and it's people, i miss it so much.

我很想念中国， 也很想念中国人。

[USmomof4inChina]

35 kuai a year, is only about $6.50. And American does not hate China. 

[kaonimageilaozigun]

it is lingxia hui muslim automony.it is the most poverty province

[robern2007]

@kaonimageilaozigun check your english dickhead

[Shinydisc117]

Anybody else notice the communists on the posters lolololol

[redCode526]

as a Chinese, I really think we should pay more attention to education situations in some remote villages...hope I could be able to help them in the future!

[Xrrific]

@redCode526 buddy, education is useless when there are no high tech jobs, education is going to turn people into half-brained rebels who oppose the government. We need to create surplus people artificially because no one will do labor when they are educated

[redCode526]

@Xrrific I will have your word memorized(the first part). Thank you.

[DQFXPRESS]

WOW I WISH I WERE THERE TO PAY THAT GIRL'S SCHOOL FEES.

[karmlan123]

They're Chinese Muslim.

[akinkhoo]

24:50 a land so beautifully crafted by hand...

[GigglinMarley]

"Feces Of China"

[kumentador]

why is it that america hates china? but the world hates america? why is that?

[charles789789]

@kumentador

it imbalance b/w rich and poor, 

[bahasajawi]

bahasa jawi satu bahasa satu nusantara

hidup islam palestine

hidup melayu pattani

hidup melayu sulu

takbir

[Barrackobama1000]

Director Ztheng Wenqing of this video can't pay for the school fee of 30 yuen ? how much he make from Al Jazeeza ?

[selfsenter]

@Barrackobama1000

Thats what i used to think but apparently they get paid for filming them.

Not many people especially rural families are accepting to the idea of cameras in their homes despite how poor they may be , but some accept on condition of being paid.

[Walhei960]

I would be happy to pay his daughters school fees.

[Barrackobama1000]

Because of the combination of Confucius and Islamic studies in the school.make Hui ethnic people the most peaceful Muslim in the world.

[TechTVChannel]

why drive people from independence and self sufficiency , break the family destroy the traditions make them dependents of a centralized government far away and send their kids for a brainwashing school....crazy world , we need to do the other way and become independent and self sufficient...

[stereoscopicify]

@TechTVChannel

wanna see the outcome of this. come to britain.

Greedy globalist scumbags

[meltingEyeballs]

Love these documentaries from AlJazeera, great work! :)

[Ksabrs45]

"But for now (he) prefers to stay with his family in the village where they were born." This is important to understand. They could make a lot more money and live better if they were willing to follow the jobs - but they're not. Its hard to take their efforts to help their children seriously if they're not even willing to move to find better opportunities. They could both move to the South.

[heomak]

@Ksabrs45 there could be several reasons for why they're unwilling(at the moment) to migrate from their village. example, they need someone to stay behind and look after their property and land. they don't seem to have elderly parents who can stay behind and watch/guard the property while they seek their fortune in the cities. also, maybe, the idea of moving to a city is daunting to them(not every one can handle such a drastic move). stop being so cynical and judgmental.

[Ksabrs45]

@heomak

Sure, the point is that they have preferences that override money and material progress. They could have more money but they don't want to sell their land or take on new life challenges. I'm stating the obvious.

[EMPIREofPUPPETS]

Harvesting...Organs?

[heomak]

@atemlos2585 i'm not a westerner but i have to ashamedly admit i used to be the kind who didn't appreciate school. my parents sent me to a private school that was expensive & my mum would regularly remind me how lucky i was to be getting the opportunities i was getting(going to a famous/expensive school) but i used to always be like "whatever- i don't care". but watching this documentary and just in general getting older every year has made me wiser. i wish i had worked harder in school.

[atemlos2585]

@heomak I bet lots of people can say the same, I'm one of them.

[Ksabrs45]

@atemlos2585

I don't think that's true generally. I've been teaching here for two semesters, first their education is incredibly outdated - the kids are bored by their education. If you talk to them they'll tell you that all they want to do is sleep in their free time. They don't appreciate it per say, like one might appreciate a gift from a friend, they feel guilt. Their parents have guilted them into submission, "Look how much we've done for you! ALL WE WANT IS FOR YOU TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE!".

[Stingoscar1987]

@Ksabrs45 I guess the " these" the author brought up doesn't refer to all chinese students, only the ones in poor learning conditions. what do you mean by chinese education is outdated, do you mean subjects such as chinese, math or physics can be outdated ?

[Ksabrs45]

@Stingoscar1987

I mean that based on my personal observations Chinese teachers use teacher centered teaching methods and expect students to implement rote memorization in order to pass exams. Their obsession with endless testing is just ridiculous. Of course, theses problems are not limited to China.

[SmokeyCough]

@atemlos2585 You should speak only for yourself, you sound retarded trying to speak for others.

[dorothylut]

@atemlos2585 am ugandan n we too pay for our school fees, studyin to us is more of a competition meanin there's no time to fool around during holidays those who can afford go for private tution, its totally true westerners know nothin about books and studyin right now all I hear is mothers complaning to teachers how they overgive homework to their kids

[TheCatsLastWord]

@atemlos2585 *sigh* again with the generalizations, I am a westerner and I greatly appreciate my education as well as all of the hardwork my parents have to go through to pay for it. I know I am not the only one.

[MrKoreanDrama]

@atemlos2585 and denying children education isn't bad?

[ohan4]

i think the dragon was a bit overated :P

[Wolfsbane909]

35 yuan is 7-9 dollars US$

[tingshou]

@Wolfsbane909 not entirely sure but i think it´s more like 35 Yuan = 5 US$ ... really not that much one would think

[freetravler123]

@Wolfsbane909 about $5.15