Life-style & Production Activities, 2nd prize

Boatmen of Last Generation

	Yang Xingbai, 87, lives in the Tujia nationality in Southwest China's Sichuan province. He is a well-known boatman among local people. When he was 12, Yang worked on the boat with his father and ever since he has led his life as a boatman, which he still enjoys even today.

	2. The local people call the old men the `"Master Boatman" who makes a living by ferrying on the Wujiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River.

	4．A good boatman stands aside his boat.

	5．The old man fetches water for cooking from the Wujiang River.

	6．A most delicious food is made.

	7．After the rainstorm, the old man gains a lot from the water.

	10．The boatman wants to pass the traditional performance to the next generation.

	11. A memorial service is held for twelve brothers who died 50 years ago.

	12．The old man said: "Our souls will live with the Wujiang forever."