Chen Liansheng, 75, Shennongjia Forest District Communist Party Bureau then worked at the Propaganda Department of Hubei TV Station as a journalist, shows his book at home in Wuhan on the research and witness account of the Yeren in Shennongjia. Photo: Nora Tam

Chen Liansheng, 75, Shennongjia Forest District Communist Party Bureau then worked at the Propaganda Department of Hubei TV Station as a journalist, shows his book at home in Wuhan on the research and witness account of the Yeren in Shennongjia. Photo: Nora Tam

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Chen Liansheng, 75, Shennongjia Forest District Communist Party Bureau then worked at the Propaganda Department of Hubei TV Station as a journalist, shows his book at home in Wuhan on the research and witness account of the Yeren in Shennongjia. Photo: Nora Tam

Chen Liansheng, 75, Shennongjia Forest District Communist Party Bureau then worked at the Propaganda Department of Hubei TV Station as a journalist, shows his book at home in Wuhan on the research and witness account of the Yeren in Shennongjia. Photo: Nora Tam