0 years old
I was born a girl in a village in China's Fujian Province, not far from the city of Zhangzhou.

My parents have named me Yuan. My surname is Chu. My mother, Ho, is 25 and my father, Kao-tsu, is 31. I have no brothers or sisters.

1 year old
I've had measles.

2 years old
3 years old
Sporadic localized fighting in Jiangxi province.

4 years old
My father has been hurt in an accident.

5 years old
6 years old
Began school.

7 years old
8 years old
9 years old
10 years old
11 years old
12 years old
13 years old
Peace.

Met a new boy I like very much, named Wei Bing-de.

We've begun seeing each other.

My parents don't approve of Wei Bing-de.

Ended my relationship with boyfriend Bing-de.

14 years old
Met a new boy I like very much, named Chow Keng-lo.

We've begun seeing each other.

My boyfriend Keng-lo has graduated from secondary school.

15 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 781 people have died and 13,000,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Avoided drinking alcohol.

My boyfriend Keng-lo has asthma.

16 years old
Decided not to smoke cigarettes.

17 years old
Avoided drinking alcohol.

18 years old
Graduated from secondary school.

Need to look for a job.

19 years old
Began work as a teaching resource aid.

Decided to look for a job.

20 years old
Chow Keng-lo broke off our relationship.

21 years old
Met a new man I like very much, named Yao Fa-hsien.

Rejected by Yao Fa-hsien.

22 years old
23 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 639 people have died and 13,000,000 others have been affected.

The famine or food shortage has hit my area.

Famine victim.

Avoided drinking alcohol.

24 years old
25 years old
26 years old
27 years old
Refused to help a neighbor get out of trouble with the government.

28 years old
Met a new man I like very much, named Cai Shan.

We've begun seeing each other.

29 years old
Sporadic localized fighting in Jilin province.

30 years old
Peace.

My father has tuberculosis.

31 years old
My boyfriend Shan and I are now engaged..

My father has died at age 63 from tuberculosis.

32 years old
Cai Shan and I got married this year.

33 years old
34 years old
35 years old
36 years old
37 years old
38 years old
39 years old
40 years old
41 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 117 people have died and 33,000,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Cleaned up someone else's mess.

42 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 76 people have died and 27,000,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

43 years old
Received a 4% pay raise.

44 years old
45 years old
My country is involved in a regional conflict abroad. 17,021 Chinese soldiers have been killed.

46 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 27 people have died and 14,000,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

Peace.

47 years old
48 years old
Heavy localized fighting in Heilongjiang province.

49 years old
50 years old
51 years old
52 years old
Peace.

53 years old
54 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 1,169 people have died and 39,000,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

55 years old
My country is involved in a regional conflict abroad. 31,013 Chinese soldiers have been killed.

56 years old
57 years old
Peace.

58 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 763 people have died and 15,000,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

59 years old
60 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 1,256 people have died and 52,000,000 others have been affected.

My family and I were not directly affected.

61 years old
Died at age 61 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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I tried to do what I would have done in those kinda situations. Friends offering me alcohol and smokes, refused. Parents not approving of boyfriend/girlfriend, broke up. I died very suddenly too, nothing really leading up to it except maybe the famine. I have no idea what that disease is. I suppose i had a happy life in there. I dunno, i got married :P