0 years old
I was born a girl in a village in China's Fujian Province, not far from the city of Quanzhou.
My parents have named me Yan. My surname is An. My mother, Chun, is 28 and my father, Yu, is 27. I have no brothers or sisters.
1 year old
2 years old
Widespread fighting in Anhui province.
3 years old
4 years old
Peace.
5 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 548 people have died and 18,000,000 others have been affected.
My family and I were not directly affected.
6 years old
Sporadic localized fighting in Liaoning province.
Began school.
7 years old
8 years old
9 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 13 people have died and 29,000,000 others have been affected.
My family and I were not directly affected.
10 years old
Peace.
11 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 2,966 people have died and 14,000,000 others have been affected.
My family and I were not directly affected.
12 years old
Civil war in Sichuan province.
Cleaned up someone else's mess.
13 years old
Met a new boy I like very much, named Xiang San-gui.
Decided not to pursue a relationship with Xiang San-gui.
14 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 62 people have died and 20,000,000 others have been affected.
My family and I were not directly affected.
Peace.
Decided not to smoke cigarettes.
15 years old
Met a new boy I like very much, named Chow Xiao-peng.
We've begun seeing each other.
16 years old
17 years old
Ended relationship with Chow Xiao-peng.
Met a new boy I like very much, named Huo Chao.
We've begun seeing each other.
18 years old
Sporadic localized fighting in Jiangsu province.
Graduated from secondary school.
Need to look for a job.
Began work as a laborer.
Received a 3% pay raise.
My boyfriend Chao has graduated from secondary school.
19 years old
20 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 1,094 people have died and 15,000,000 others have been affected.
My family and I were not directly affected.
Peace.
My parents don't approve of my engagement to Huo Chao.
My boyfriend Chao and I are now engaged..
Huo Chao and I got married this year.
Moved away from home.
21 years old
Heavy localized fighting in Jiangsu province.
Risked money on a get-rich-quick scheme.
Tried the lottery but didn't win anything.
Daughter Nu-wa born.
Invested 500 yuan in a bank account.
Invested 10000 yuan in low-risk mutual fund.
22 years old
Lost my job due to my political activities.
Need to look for a job.
Began work as a laborer.
23 years old
Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.
Released by security police.
Invested 1000 yuan in jewelry.
Invested 20000 yuan in land.
Invested 1000 yuan in high-risk stock.
24 years old
Began work as a nursing aid.
My husband Chao has been hurt in an accident.
25 years old
Began work as a nursing aid.
Decided to give some money to charity.
26 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 67 people have died and 38,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Peace.
Lost my job due to my political activities.
Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.
Tortured by security police.
Released by security police.
Need to look for a job.
Began work as a seamstress.
My daughter Nu-wa began school.
27 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 403 people have died and 19,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
28 years old
29 years old
Cashed in 15472 yuan from low-risk mutual fund.
Cashed in 1300 yuan from high-risk stock.
Invested 30000 yuan in bond fund.
30 years old
Helped a neighbor get out of trouble with the government.
Helped keep my neighbor out of prison.
31 years old
32 years old
Invested 10000 yuan in high-risk stock.
33 years old
34 years old
My country is involved in a major war abroad. 58,257 Chinese soldiers have been killed.
35 years old
Peace.
Received a 3% pay raise.
My mother has taken a dangerous fall and suffered an injured spinal cord. The injury has resulted in paralysis.
36 years old
37 years old
Invested 30000 yuan in mutual fund.
My 's boyfriend Kao-tsu has graduated from secondary school.
38 years old
My daughter Nu-wa has graduated from secondary school.
39 years old
Heavy localized fighting in Hebei province.
My daughter Nu-wa has moved out on her own.
40 years old
Lost my investment in land.
Peace.
Cashed in 35689 yuan from bond fund.
Cashed in 0 yuan from land.
Cashed in 39636 yuan from mutual fund.
Cashed in 3063 yuan from high-risk stock.
Invested 30000 yuan in jewelry.
Invested 60000 yuan in bond fund.
41 years old
42 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 234 people have died and 36,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
43 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 521 people have died and 36,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Cashed in 621 yuan from a bank account.
Invested 30000 yuan in a bank account.
44 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 2,198 people have died and 20,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Sporadic localized fighting in Fujian province.
Received a 3% pay raise.
Chiang Yi and my daughter Nu-wa have married.
45 years old
A major tropical storm has hit China. 218 people have died and 2,500,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Helped a neighbor get out of trouble with the government.
Helped keep my neighbor out of prison.
Invested 60000 yuan in low-risk mutual fund.
46 years old
47 years old
48 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 226 people have died and 16,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
A major tropical storm has hit China. 33 people have died and 5,800,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Peace.
My husband Chao has schistosomiasis.
49 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 96 people have died and 14,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
A major tropical storm has hit China. 146 people have died and 2,600,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Risked money on a get-rich-quick scheme.
Tried the lottery but didn't win anything.
My husband Chao has been cured of schistosomiasis.
50 years old
Invested money blindly in a risky deal.
Lost money on a risky deal.
51 years old
My husband Chao has died at age 51 from liver cancer (hepatoma).
52 years old
Lost my investment in bond fund.
Cashed in 0 yuan from bond fund.
Cashed in 938 yuan from jewelry.
Cashed in 32810 yuan from a bank account.
Cashed in 55290 yuan from low-risk mutual fund.
A major tropical storm has hit China. 5 people have died and 1,900,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Received a 3% pay raise.
53 years old
A major tropical storm has hit China. 20 people have died and 2,200,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Received a 3% pay raise.
54 years old
55 years old
Received a 3% pay raise.
56 years old
A major tropical storm has hit China. 118 people have died and 2,700,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Risked money on a get-rich-quick scheme.
Tried the lottery but didn't win anything.
57 years old
Met a new man I like very much, named Bao Hsin-ta.
Rejected by Bao Hsin-ta.
My mother has died at age 86 from an accident caused by senile dementia.
58 years old
A major tropical storm has hit China. 11 people have died and 4,800,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Met a new man I like very much, named Gao Chang.
Rejected by Gao Chang.
59 years old
A major tropical storm has hit China. 6 people have died and 3,400,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
60 years old
A famine or food shortage has hit China. 19 people have died and 22,000,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
61 years old
My father died from general complications of old age.
Inherited money from my parents.
62 years old
A major tropical storm has hit China. 33 people have died and 3,300,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Invested 100000 yuan in bond fund.
Invested 100000 yuan in jewelry.
63 years old
Lost my job due to my political activities.
Arrested by security forces for anti-government activities.
Tortured by security police.
Released by security police.
64 years old
I have reduced vision from cataracts.
A major tropical storm has hit China. 31 people have died and 4,800,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
65 years old
Began work as a nursery school aid.
I have been cured of cataracts.
66 years old
A major tropical storm has hit China. 103 people have died and 1,600,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
Met a new man I like very much, named Mi Pei.
We've begun seeing each other.
My boyfriend Pei has died at age 76 from cirrhosis of the liver.
67 years old
A major tropical storm has hit China. 72 people have died and 6,800,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
68 years old
Helped a neighbor get out of trouble with the government.
Helped keep my neighbor out of prison.
69 years old
A major tropical storm has hit China. 209 people have died and 2,600,000 others have been affected.
I was not directly affected.
70 years old
Sporadic localized fighting in Jiangsu province.
71 years old
Peace.
My daughter Nu-wa has ischemic heart disease.
72 years old
73 years old
74 years old
75 years old
Cashed in 109233 yuan from bond fund.
My daughter Nu-wa has hookworm.
76 years old
Died at age 76 from an accident caused by senile dementia.
