Xu Zhi, 12, and her younger brother Xu Dongdong(not pictured) both from Chongqing. Their father was jailed in 1992 and escaped 2 years later. Divorced from Xu Zhi's mother he remarried while on the run and had Dongdong. He was then recaptured in 2004. He had 5 years added onto his original sentence. Xu Dongdong's mother disappeared after his father was recaptured.

A child of Sun Village carries food at dinner time in the eatery. Sun Village grows much of its own food and has been able to cut the eating costs of each child down to 3 yuan(about 35 US cents) a day.

Jia Dong, 15, one of two brothers from Qingtongxia in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Jia and his younger brother both arrived at Sun Village after their father murdered their mother and was later executed for his crime.

Zhou Meihong age 4 loves to practice her Chinese characters. Zhou's parents are in prison in Yunnan on drug charges. Briefly cared for by her grandparents, Zhou's parents asked for her to come to Sun Village.

Dormitories are kept very clean and the children's beds are always kept tidy. A part of the discipline regement at Sun Village.

Two of the younger children at Sun Village look on curiously during snack time. Many of these kids don't know why they are staying at Sun Village. The western philosophy of confronting issues has not penetrated China's deny and repress philosophy creating a sense of uneasiness for many of these kids.

One of the resident caregivers holds one of the younger children staying in the Nursery dormitory at Sun Village.

Two boys are made to face the wall for acting out during a physical education class. Discipline is a big part of the daily regement at Sun Village.

Some boys hang out in front of one of the dormitory buildings of Sun Village. All of the dorms have been donated by different orginizations such as Chrysler and the International Rotary Club.

Zhang Shuqin,58, director of Sun Village at her desk with her pet dog. The kids call her Granny Zhang

Two of the children in the Nursery dormitory of Sun Village entetain themselves in the sleeping quarters.

A shelf full of shoes in fron of one of the dormitories. All clothing items used by the children of Sun Village come from donations.

Some children of Sun Village line up and listen to the fitness instructor before doing exercises.

Some of the Children of Sun Village line up in preperation for a run aroulnd the grounds of the village for gym class. Located on thirty acres of land Sun Village is able to grow much of it's own food and houses 100 children in a variety of different dormitory buildings.

Peng Yongzhen the mother of ten year old twin daughters Li Jing and Li Bao from Jishou city, Hunan Province. After her release from Prison Peng joined her daughters at Sun Village as a "aixinmama" or mother carer.

The kids of Sun Village gather in the eatery before dinner and line up single file. Discipline is a big part of the daily regement at Sun Village.