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Thirty-four family photographs spanning half a century

From Chapter 1

Left to right: third sister, eldest brother, father, me, second stepmother, eldest sister.
Left to right: third sister, eldest brother, father, me, second stepmother, eldest sister.

From Chapter 2

Left to right: mother's maid, eldest sister, grandfather, me, father, third sister, fifth sister, birth mother, eldest brother. (Taken in 1934)
Left to right: mother's maid, eldest sister, grandfather, me, father, third sister, fifth sister, birth mother, eldest brother. (Taken in 1934)

From Chapter 4

My grandmother.
My grandmother.

From Chapter 5

Group photo at the wedding.
Group photo at the wedding.

From Chapter 18

Back row, left to right: uncle by marriage, cousin, me, younger female cousin, third sister holding her third daughter, aunt, cousin's husband.
Back row, left to right: uncle by marriage, cousin, me, younger female cousin, third sister holding her third daughter, aunt, cousin's husband.

From Chapter 3

From the left in the photo: me, eldest brother holding sixth sister, third sister, father, maid, second stepmother holding seventh sister, younger brother Jujin.
From the left in the photo: me, eldest brother holding sixth sister, third sister, father, maid, second stepmother holding seventh sister, younger brother Jujin.

From Chapter 12

The clothes and shoes the son is wearing in the photo were all sewn by hand, stitch by stitch; the hat was bought at the market earlier.
The clothes and shoes the son is wearing in the photo were all sewn by hand, stitch by stitch; the hat was bought at the market earlier.
The clothes and shoes the son is wearing in the photo were all sewn by hand, stitch by stitch; the hat was bought at the market earlier.
The clothes and shoes the son is wearing in the photo were all sewn by hand, stitch by stitch; the hat was bought at the market earlier.
Spouse and radar vehicle
Spouse and radar vehicle

From Chapter 13

First family portrait.
First family portrait.

From Chapter 14

Family photo, page 75

From Chapter 15

Eldest son's second birthday portrait.
Eldest son's second birthday portrait.

From Chapter 17

Family of three at a photo studio in Magong.
Family of three at a photo studio in Magong.
The house with a door visible behind us in the photo is the place we rented:
The house with a door visible behind us in the photo is the place we rented:

From Chapter 19

Unit morale outing to Tongliang in Baisha to see a six-hundred-year-old banyan; family photo under the tree.
Unit morale outing to Tongliang in Baisha to see a six-hundred-year-old banyan; family photo under the tree.
Family portrait at a photo studio when daughter was eight months old.
Family portrait at a photo studio when daughter was eight months old.

From Chapter 25

Eldest son holding fourth son.
Eldest son holding fourth son.

From Chapter 26

Family portrait with sixth aunt (taken at the entrance to Mingde Village).
Family portrait with sixth aunt (taken at the entrance to Mingde Village).
Sixth aunt and I took the children to play on the beach behind Mingde Village. The sea wind was strong; purple seaweed and green algae on the rocks were very beautiful.
Sixth aunt and I took the children to play on the beach behind Mingde Village. The sea wind was strong; purple seaweed and green algae on the rocks were very beautiful.

From Chapter 27

Stage costume of a Yue opera actress.
Stage costume of a Yue opera actress.
Stage costume of a Yue opera actress.
Stage costume of a Yue opera actress.

From Chapter 28

Family portrait.
Family portrait.

From Chapter 29

1969 — whole family with spouse's cousin-uncle and nephew.
1969 — whole family with spouse's cousin-uncle and nephew.

From Chapter 30

My sewing machine.
My sewing machine.

From Chapter 32

Three brothers on a countryside outing.
Three brothers on a countryside outing.
Three brothers on a countryside outing.
Three brothers on a countryside outing.
Three brothers on a countryside outing.
Three brothers on a countryside outing.
Three brothers on a countryside outing.
Three brothers on a countryside outing.

From Chapter 33

Eldest daughter with nursing school classmates. (First person in the front row is 唐春蘭.)
Eldest daughter with nursing school classmates. (First person in the front row is 唐春蘭.)

From Chapter 39

Newly built house at the ancestral home in Longchang, Sichuan. (1991)
Newly built house at the ancestral home in Longchang, Sichuan. (1991)
New room 昌萬 prepared for us. (1991)
New room 昌萬 prepared for us. (1991)
Family photo, page 177
Family photo, page 177

From Chapter 後

Family photo, page 181

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    From Lukang to the Military Dependants' Villages

    Author Tsai Ya-pao

    Printed Spring 2012

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    Over one year, a piece a week, written by hand in pencil, character by character.
    Guang-de typed it into the computer, character by character.