My third and final post in this series about the village square. This is Chong Chong playing with another infant of about the same age. I think this was the first time that they’d met. Chong Chong’s grandparents usually take him to the square during the week, with Shanshan and I taking him there on weekends and holidays.

It is an important part of the socialization that infants go through here. In addition, bonds are formed between the adults as well.

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On a technical note, I would’ve preferred to do have this photograph in color. However, my iPhone 4 didn’t do a good job with the high level of contrast, and Chong Chong’s sleeves were really blown-out. I think going with black and white allowed me to salvage the picture a bit.