Three "Left-Behind" Sisters Travel Across China to Reunite With Parents in Shanghai

Three sisters who were raised by their grandparents while their parents worked in another part of China have traveled across the country to reunite with their mother and father in Shanghai. The siblings are described as "left-behind" children, a situation in which parents migrate for work and leave their offspring in the care of relatives. For years, the family maintained its relationship through phone calls, video chats, and a camera installed in the home. The reunion in Shanghai marks the end of that long-distance arrangement and brings the three sisters together with both their mom and dad. The account, published by Sixth Tone, follows the sisters as they cross China to see for themselves what has kept their family apart.