中国留守儿童:一代的孤独儿童如何被远在城市里工作的父母所遗弃

Heartbreaking images show the human cost of China's economic growth with an estimated 60 million children left behind by their parents.

令人心碎的图片展示了大约六千万中国孩子被迫成为留守儿童，这是中国经济发展的人力成本。

The legions of under 17s are often looked after by their grandparents in impoverished rural areas as their parents leave to work in the country's cities.

在贫穷的山村，因为他们的父母去这个国家的城市里工作，成千上万17岁以下的儿童被它们的爷爷奶奶一辈的人照看着。

A survey by the National Health and Family Planning Commission published last year found that there are 61 million 'left behind children' across China.

国家卫生与计划生育委员会去年一则调查报告称，中国大约有6100万留守儿童。

While many cities like Beijing rely on workers migrating from the countryside municipal authorities often do not provide basic provisions such as schooling or healthcare for their children.

当一些像北京之类的城市依靠乡村迁徙的民工时，当地政府通常不会为他们的孩子提供教育或医疗等保障。

This means it is impossible for families to stay together the South China Morning Post reported and experts fear this is doing long term psychological damage to children.

据南华早报报道，这意味着一家人团聚在一起是不可能的，而专家也担心这将对孩子造成长期的心理伤害。

In some provinces including Anhui Henan and Sichuan 44 per cent of children live without their mother or father according to official figures.

官方数据显示，在一些省份，包括安徽、河南、四川，有44%的孩子不能与他们的母亲或者父亲在一起。