0:00:12 > 0:00:15Good morning and welcome to a special Newsround.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Imagine a country where it's normal for children grow up a long
0:00:18 > 0:00:22way from their parents.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24That's what's happening right now in China, where millions of children
0:00:25 > 0:00:27live apart from their mums and dads.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30On Newsround today we've got a special report on why it happens,
0:00:30 > 0:00:33and we'll be meeting one boy to find out what it's like
0:00:33 > 0:00:34to be one of these left behind children.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Take a look.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49In China, not that long ago, most people lived in the countryside,
0:00:49 > 0:00:53looking after their animals and growing their own food.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02Life was hard.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05And people were poor.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12And then, everything started to change.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Factories sprang up to make things that people all over
0:01:20 > 0:01:24the world wanted to buy.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29And suddenly, millions of people were on the move from
0:01:29 > 0:01:32the countryside to huge new cities.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Where they could get money by working in the factories.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44But when the adults moved away, they were not allowed
0:01:44 > 0:01:48to take their children with them.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Millions of them were left behind in the countryside.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03They are now known as the left behind children.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10This is the story of one of them.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24My name is Tang Yuan and I am 11 years old.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28I live here with my grandmother, my brother and two cousins.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30My parents don't live here.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34They work in another city called Chengdu.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40They both work in factories making clothes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43My parents don't earn much, and they don't get to
0:02:43 > 0:02:46spend much time with us.
0:02:46 > 0:02:52But thanks to their hard work, we are not down and out.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05When Mum and Dad come back to visit, I run to meet them.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09I run a very long way, because I can't wait
0:03:09 > 0:03:13to be close to them.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19What I love most is to go fishing with them.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23On my own, I can only catch one or two fish.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Three at most.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30But when Mum and Dad are here, we catch lots of fish.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38During Chinese New Year, Mum and Dad visit for longer.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42We set off fireworks to celebrate.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45They start off small with not much light,
0:03:45 > 0:03:51but then they fly high into the sky and explode suddenly.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55They are bright and colourful and very beautiful.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10It's not easy for Mum and Dad to come back to visit us.
0:04:14 > 0:04:20They can only stay for a few days before they have to leave again.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I wish they could take me with them.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28I don't want to be separated from them.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32I know it's hard for Mum and Dad to earn money.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37I don't want to cause trouble for them, but I miss them so much.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42It's very painful, but I can't do anything about it because I don't
0:04:42 > 0:04:44want to bother them.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48If I call them, I will disturb them.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50I can't do anything but wait.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54I really want them to come back.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01When I grow up, I want to leave here.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04This is my home, I want to do something big.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08I'd like to be a boss, run a factory.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12And I'll take my kids to my workplace so we can stay together.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20That's all from me, Newsround's back right here in about half an hour.
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