Hu Meijuan, 29, lives with her seven-year-old child in Changfeng county, Anhui province. Her husband, who works in Southwest China's Yunnan province, last returned in August when their child underwent surgery. [Photo/CFP]
Many migrant workers from rural China head to urban cities in search of jobs. Some take their wives with them, but statistics show that 47 million married women remain behind, caring for children, doing housework as well as farming.
With Spring Festival approaching, the left-behind wives eagerly anticipate their spouses' return.
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