People view artwork for auction during a media preview of the Christie's Hong Kong autumn auction 2019 in Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 3. 2019.
The Christie's Hong Kong autumn auction 2019 will be held from Nov. 22 to 27. (Xinhua/Lu Ye)
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People view artwork for auction during a media preview of the Christie's Hong Kong autumn auction 2019 in Hong Kong, south China, Oct. 3. 2019.
The Christie's Hong Kong autumn auction 2019 will be held from Nov. 22 to 27. (Xinhua/Lu Ye)
Zang Mingyue puts on her performance outfit at the Harbin Polarland in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 29, 2019.
Zang Mingyue and a beluga whale called Mila perform at the Harbin Polarland in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 29, 2019.
Zang Mingyue washes teeth for a beluga whale called Mila at the Harbin Polarland in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 20, 2019.
Zang Mingyue is kissed by a beluga whale called Mila at the Harbin Polarland in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 29, 2019.
Zang Mingyue decided to become a trainer of beluga whale after she was touched by a performance of the marine mammal when she was guiding a tourist group. She resigned in 2012 when she was 23 years old, and turned to work at the Harbin Polarland as a trainer. She overcame a series of difficulties and strives to be the best at her work. She feels that she loves beluga whale more deeply as she knows more about it. (Photos by Xie Jianfei/Xinhua)
Tourists view exhibits at a museum in a modern agricultural park in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 4, 2019. The agricultural park in Nanchang attracted lots of visitors during the National Day holiday. Visitors experienced the changes brought by modern agricultural science and technology as they view the exhibition. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)
Girls pose for photos at a science and technology hall in a modern agricultural park in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)
Tourists view an exhibit at a museum in a modern agricultural park in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)
People view the exhibits at Anthropology Museum of Guangxi in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 4, 2019. Many people choose to visit the Anthropology Museum of Guangxi during the National Day holiday. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
People view the exhibits at Anthropology Museum of Guangxi in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 4, 2019. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
A boy views an exhibition of vintage objects in a village of Jiaxian County in Pingdingshan City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 4, 2019. During the National Day holiday, many visitors came to the village of Jiaxian to experience the rural life. (Photo by Hao Yuan/Xinhua)
A girl experiences old-fashioned telephone at an exhibition of old objects in a village of Jiaxian County in Pingdingshan City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 4, 2019.(Photo by Hao Yuan/Xinhua)
Children push a stone roller in a village of Jiaxian County in Pingdingshan City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 4, 2019. (Photo by Hao Yuan/Xinhua)
Children push a stone mill in a village of Jiaxian County in Pingdingshan City, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 4, 2019. (Photo by Hao Yuan/Xinhua)
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Huang Aiqun interacts with a girl in a simulated scenario during a class aiming to prevent children from falling victims of sexual assault. [Photo/Provided To China Daily]
Entrepreneur finds a more fulfilling path in timely intervention and finding solutions for trauma victims, Zhou Jin reports.
Huang Aiqun clearly remembers the first time she saw the scar on the girl's wrist. Huang, a social worker, had been notified by the local women's federation that the girl needed her attention. She visited 12-year-old Zhenzhen (a pseudonym) at her home in southern China, in May 2018. Huang immediately saw the pink slash on the wrist, the result of a self-inflicted knife wound.
Zhenzhen's desperation and anguish was obvious. She had been repeatedly sexually abused by her mother's lover, who was a married man. He was found guilty of sexual abuse and sentenced to 10 years in jail in 2018. Her mother was given a three-year sentence.
The girl, whose father passed away when she was two years old, was abused by the offender three times. Her mother prevented her from reporting the abuse to the police. But Zhenzhen managed to alert the authorities.
"My heart ached with pity for her," Huang recalled, but as a professional social worker, the 47-year-old said she had to adjust her feelings and provide the girl with professional assistance.
Left-behind children in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse due to inadequate sex education and poor guidelines for children on how to respond to such situations.
Last year, 317 cases of sexual assault on children were reported by the media, with more than 750 children abused, the youngest being only three years old, according to an NGO named Girls' Protecting. Nearly 70 percent of the culprits are relatives or from a close circle of people, such as teachers or neighbors.
However, there is also a shortfall in the ability to protect children in need. Resources allocated are still limited, lacking systematic preventive measures and institutional arrangements, according to UNICEF.
Huang Aiqun, a social worker, participates in a campaign on preventing drowning during summertime for children in Yangshuo county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo/Provided To China Daily]
In addition, there is a severe shortage of child protection professionals in China.
Huang runs a social work center in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, mainly focusing on the protection of children in the 4 to 16 age bracket, including orphans, autistic and left-behind children.
Huang has been following Zhenzhen's case for more than a year. Her job entails issuing an initial assessment of the child, and counseling recommendations.
"We talk about her studies and various other things to help shift attention from the terrible memories. Our objective is to help her imagine a bright future and be the kind of person she wants to be," Huang said.
Huang also invited Zhenzhen to attend volunteer and outdoor activities, she said. With the help of Huang's guidance, Zhenzhen has become optimistic about life and is active in various kinds of activities.
Childhood trauma can result in social problems like crime and drug usage in later life, which requires timely intervention and assistance, she said.
Zhou Lixin, a volunteer at Huang's social service center, said that social work is not an easy career path due to low pay and lack of prestige. But this is changing, although slowly.
"Huang is patient with a caring heart for children in need, and also pays attention to protecting them, and in return, they show her respect and gratitude", she said.
Huang Aiqun interacts with a girl in a simulated scenario during a class aiming to prevent children from falling victims of sexual assault. [Photo/Provided To China Daily]
Entrepreneur finds a more fulfilling path in timely intervention and finding solutions for trauma victims, Zhou Jin reports.
Huang Aiqun clearly remembers the first time she saw the scar on the girl's wrist. Huang, a social worker, had been notified by the local women's federation that the girl needed her attention. She visited 12-year-old Zhenzhen (a pseudonym) at her home in southern China, in May 2018. Huang immediately saw the pink slash on the wrist, the result of a self-inflicted knife wound.
Zhenzhen's desperation and anguish was obvious. She had been repeatedly sexually abused by her mother's lover, who was a married man. He was found guilty of sexual abuse and sentenced to 10 years in jail in 2018. Her mother was given a three-year sentence.
The girl, whose father passed away when she was two years old, was abused by the offender three times. Her mother prevented her from reporting the abuse to the police. But Zhenzhen managed to alert the authorities.
"My heart ached with pity for her," Huang recalled, but as a professional social worker, the 47-year-old said she had to adjust her feelings and provide the girl with professional assistance.
Left-behind children in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse due to inadequate sex education and poor guidelines for children on how to respond to such situations.
Last year, 317 cases of sexual assault on children were reported by the media, with more than 750 children abused, the youngest being only three years old, according to an NGO named Girls' Protecting. Nearly 70 percent of the culprits are relatives or from a close circle of people, such as teachers or neighbors.
However, there is also a shortfall in the ability to protect children in need. Resources allocated are still limited, lacking systematic preventive measures and institutional arrangements, according to UNICEF.
Huang Aiqun, a social worker, participates in a campaign on preventing drowning during summertime for children in Yangshuo county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo/Provided To China Daily]
In addition, there is a severe shortage of child protection professionals in China.
Huang runs a social work center in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, mainly focusing on the protection of children in the 4 to 16 age bracket, including orphans, autistic and left-behind children.
Huang has been following Zhenzhen's case for more than a year. Her job entails issuing an initial assessment of the child, and counseling recommendations.
"We talk about her studies and various other things to help shift attention from the terrible memories. Our objective is to help her imagine a bright future and be the kind of person she wants to be," Huang said.
Huang also invited Zhenzhen to attend volunteer and outdoor activities, she said. With the help of Huang's guidance, Zhenzhen has become optimistic about life and is active in various kinds of activities.
Childhood trauma can result in social problems like crime and drug usage in later life, which requires timely intervention and assistance, she said.
Zhou Lixin, a volunteer at Huang's social service center, said that social work is not an easy career path due to low pay and lack of prestige. But this is changing, although slowly.
"Huang is patient with a caring heart for children in need, and also pays attention to protecting them, and in return, they show her respect and gratitude", she said.
A couple poses for wedding photos on the square of the Potala Palace during the National Day holiday in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Oct. 6, 2019. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
A tourist picks apples at an orchard during the National Day holiday in Xixinzhuang Village of Yanggezhuang Township in Qian'an City, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 6, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)
A coach (1st R) offers a diving training course to trainees during the National Day holiday in Fenjiezhou Island scenic area in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 6, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
People read books at Jihe Bookstore during the National Day holiday in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 5, 2019. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
A woman and her child read a book at Jihe Bookstore during the National Day holiday in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 5, 2019. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
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Model Hannah Quinlivan poses for a fashion magazine. [Photo/Official Weibo account of Elephant Kingdom]
Model Hannah Quinlivan poses for a fashion magazine. [Photo/Official Weibo account of Elephant Kingdom]
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An open-air show at the Wudalianchi Scenic Area in Heilongjiang Province makes innovative use of a 400-sqm water area, lighting, 3D images and fireworks to create a large-scale performance based on a traditional fairytale about two fighting dragons.
The name Wudalianchi means "five joint ponds" and refers to a set of interconnected lakes formed after a volcanic eruption. The show is also China’s first volcano-themed open-air cultural show. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Lin)
Pupils have class at a school in Jino Ethnic Township on Jino Mountain in Jinghong of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 11, 2019.
Pupils queue up for lunch at a school in Jino Ethnic Township on Jino Mountain in Jinghong of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 11, 2019.
Pupils have lunch at a school in Jino Ethnic Township on Jino Mountain in Jinghong of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 11, 2019.
Pupils take physical education class at a school in Jino Ethnic Township on Jino Mountain in Jinghong of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 11, 2019.
With a population of slightly over 20,000, the Jino people had only been officially acknowledged in 1979 as an independent ethnic group of China. Until 1949, most of them had lived for generations in primitive mountain tribes in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Currently, the primary education in Jino Ethnic Township achieved 100 percent coverage for all school-age children. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
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