The Last Farmer

When seeds sprout in scorched earth, we witness life growing.

What we farmers fight for when we till the land is not the soil itself, but the last hope we can leave to our descendants.

"Look at this earth." Li Tieshan scooped up a handful of yellow soil and let it trickle slowly through his fingers. "Your great-grandfather was buried here, your grandfather too, and one day I'll be buried here as well. The soul of the Li family is in this soil."