China. Province of Henan. Village Xiaotan. A group of young boys stand close to two large posters fixed on brick walls. The one on the left says "a couple bore a child like a flower". It is a recommendation of the chinese government policy for the one child per family. The second on the right says: " practising family planning: promoting the all-round development of people". It is a confirmation of the strength of chinese science on future developments in towns, education and space-rocket. © 2004 Didier Ruef