"What can't go back is hometown!" On the third day of the new year, and the video of the 96-year-old man in the United States, the old man suddenly came with tears in his eyes. The 96-year-old is my friend's father, who was

"What can't go back is hometown!" On the third day of the new year, and the video of the 96-year-old man in the United States, the old man suddenly came with tears in his eyes.

The 96-year-old is my friend's father, a former university professor. In the early 1990s, he and his wife went to the United States to bring their grandchildren, and since then the whole family has moved to the United States, bringing grandchildren for three children, and they are too busy to return to their homeland. When the children of the three children are old enough to let go, the old man finds that he is old and weak, no longer suitable for long-distance flights, and the thought of going home can only be in his dreams. 6 years ago when I went to the United States to live in a friend's house for a few days, when the old man was 90, the body was not very good, during the day in a nursing center, at noon there to eat a meal, in fact, eat a fast food such as hamburgers, the old man did not like it, morning and evening friends took him back. I was there for a few days, and the old man didn't go to the old center, pestering me to ask this and that, and inquire about the changes in my hometown. Later, when I went to New York to prepare to return to China, my friend drove me to the airport, and the old man stood at the door and looked at me with his eyes, and there seemed to be a lot to say. On the way, my friend told me that the old man also wanted to take you to the airport, just to talk to you more about the situation in his hometown, and his current state is that he can't go back...

On the second day of the New Year, when I greeted my friend by video, the old man also interjected to speak, and while lamenting that he would never be able to return to his hometown, he made a request for me to take a picture of what Zhongshan Bridge, riverside dock, municipal government, etc. he used to go to, as well as the place where he lived. In order to meet the homesickness of the elderly, I found a colleague engaged in professional photography to collect pictures of these places in my hometown, and I also ran to take some pictures, at the same time, I thought of an idea to compare the old pictures of the current situation of these places when the old man left his hometown, so that the old man will have a more intuitive feeling, and the old man will be satisfied.

Where is the hometown, forget unless drunk. The homeland is difficult to leave, and the hometown is unforgettable. Wandering wanderers, old age is still attached to the hometown, but the leaves fall back to the roots is just a luxury. Nowadays, for the old man, nostalgia is a cold mobile phone, the hometown is inside, and I am outside.

Figures 1, 2 and 3 are the changes in the Zhongshan Bridge that the old man often goes to.

Figure 4, Figure 5, Figure 6 The old house in front of the original unit of the old man was demolished and now becomes a monorail interchange station.

Figures 7, 8 and 9 The original municipal government moved away, and the original site became a square for citizens to relax.

Figures 10 and 11 The closely connected bus and train stations have also changed dramatically.

Figure 12, Figure 13, Figure 14, Figure 15 The original chaotic riverside and wharf have now become a neat and beautiful Shilijiangwan Water Park.

Figures 16 and 17 The old customs building, which was born in the Qing Dynasty, was rejuvenated.

Figure 18 Wuhu Fantawild Theme Park with a strong modern atmosphere.