This is a story about 12 mothers, their 12 children and the 12 animals of Chinese astrology. All of the 12 mothers and their children now live in Beijing, but are originally from 12 different provinces of China. They all came to Beijing with their husbands who are construction workers building the new China. Each child has a different Chinese astrological animal tattoo. The background of each photograph is a composite of several digital photographs: a " mash-up" of the new and the old China.
