Changing Village Life

IN the village where I was born,rising prices are the talk of the town.Jiaojiazhuang is in Hebei Province,some 300 kilometers from Beijing.Surrounded by hills,the village has a population of 1,500,and only one road linking the settlement to the outside world.But since the reform and opening-up policy was instigated 30 years ago,every aspect of life,even for those in such out-of-the-way places,has become tied up with money.