Migrant workers' kids yearning for parents' return

Xiao Zhou, a first-grade pupil whose parents work as migrant workers all year long, looks into the distance under the eaves of a house in a town in Shaoyang, central China's Hunan Province, February 6, 2007. Like many children left at home by migrant parents, Xiao Zhou is looking forward to a reunion with her parents during the Spring Festival. (newsphoto)

Xiao Zhou, a first-grade pupil whose parents work as migrant workers all year long, nibbles at a steamed bun under the eaves of a house in a town in Shaoyang County, central China's Hunan Province, February 6, 2007. Like many children left at home by migrant parents, Xiao Zhou is looking forward to a reunion with her parents during the Spring Festival. (newsphoto)

Xiao Zhou, a first-grade pupil whose parents work as migrant workers all year long, plays with other children in a town in Shaoyang County, central China's Hunan Province, February 6, 2007. Like many children left at home by migrant parents, Xiao Zhou is looking forward to a reunion with her parents during the Spring Festival. (newsphoto)