Wider Image: In Hong Kong's tranquil borderlands, two different systems co-exist
The varied landscapes and lives of residents wedged in these borderlands speak of two different systems that have co-existed on one another's doorstep.Lam tends to vegetables she has grown in her field at Shun Yee San village in Hong Kong. Shenzhen's high rise buildings can be seen in the distance.
Mr. Lam, now in his 80s, lives in a house without mobile phone reception, where he farms and catches crabs. A narrow sliver of water separates him from mainland China.Lam's husband walks back to their house in Shun Yee San village in Hong Kong. Over past decades of political upheaval in Communist China, waves of mainlanders flooded across the border into Hong Kong, seeking peace and a better life. Mr. Lam still remembers the flashlights of the British-run police piercing the dark as they chased illegal immigrants making a dash for freedom.The border river that divides Hong Kong and Shenzhen is seen from Shenzhen.
Merrin Ke, 23, grew up in Shenzhen but got her masters degree from Hong Kong's Polytechnic University. She had flitted easily between both sides, up until recently, when she moved to Shanghai.
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