Father and Son Take the Same Picture Every Year for Nearly 3 Decades

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An anonymous father and son over in China are making headlines in that country and across the Internet after their special photos tradition came to light recently. Ever since the son was born in 1986, he and his father have posed for a picture together every year up through 2013. Together, the photos form a powerful series of images showing this special relationship over nearly three decades of life together.

1986

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1987

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1988

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1989

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1990

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1991

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1992

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1993

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1994

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1995

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1996

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1997

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“One day your parents put you down and never picked you up again.”

1998

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1999

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2000

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2001

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2002

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2003

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2004

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2005

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2006

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2007

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2008

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2009

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2010

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2011

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2012

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2013

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It appears that the tradition may have been broken in 2014, but this year the tradition changed into include a new member of the family line.

2015

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Hopefully the family will be able to keep up their tradition into this third generation. We’ll try to update you on their progress in the year 2045.

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