摘要
UP to two Guixian, year-old Province, years ago, Chao an ordinary 48- farmer in Jilin spent most of her time tilling her cornfield. But the cold weather due to the high latitude here halts the growth of almost everything when November breaks.
UP to two years ago,Chao Guixian,an ordinary 48-year-old farmer in Jilin Province,spent most of her time tilling her cornfield.But the cold weather due to the high latitude here halts the growth of almost everything when November breaks.At this time of the year,Chao formerly had little better to do than hunker down at home and wait for the following May,when she would begin a new year’s work in the fields.Life still proceeds like this for most denizens of rural areas in China’s Northeast.More fortunate than most farmers in the region,however,Chao lives in Zengtong Village,or"Rime Island,"