Sun Yuzhen (second from left) and her colleagues pose for a photo at Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Central China's Henan Province, in 1984. (Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
Sun Yuzhen watches as her colleague draws a sketch of a carpet. (Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
Jamie Fouss poses for a photo with Sun Yuzhen and her colleagues at the carpet factory in 1984. (Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
Curious kids in Yangshuo, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. (Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
The waiting room at Kunming West Railway Station in Southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
Guangzhou Qingping market, near Shamian Island. (Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
A store in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province. (Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
A man was helping the women to write a letter in Dali, Southwest China's Yunnan province. Dali was just opened to tourists two weeks before we arrived. We had to get special permission to go, so people there were very surprised to see us. It was a small town. In the hotel, there were crowds of people who wanted to talk to us to practice their English. (Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
The ladies were making a building with simple machines in Yangshuo, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. They carried the rocks upstairs, and made the walls. The ladies worked very hard. (Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
A horse carriage with a bus in Dali, Southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
A man selling toys and sunglasses on the street in Guilin, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. (Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn)
A boy reading a storybook on the boat from Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province to Wuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. (Photo by Jamie Fouss/provided to chinadaily.com.cn)