
我是华东师范大学第二附属中学的一名高中生。在关于江西省九江市都昌县王和香茶厂的系列调研项目中,我主要关注的对象是茶厂的女工,尤其是年龄在60岁以上的年长女性工人,她们的劳动状况和生活状态是我持续关注的重点。
I am a high school student at No.2 High School of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. In a series of research projects focusing on King & Song Tea Factory in Shishan Township, Duchang County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, I have chosen to focus on the factory’s female workers, especially elderly women aged 60 and above. Their working conditions and daily lives are the core of my research.
之所以会将目光投向茶厂以及在那里工作的这些女性,是因为狮山乡不仅是我爷爷奶奶和父亲出生、成长的地方,也同样是我自己从小生活和成长的故土。我的爷爷只有高中学历,而奶奶没有上过学。但他们凭借自身的坚韧、勤劳和乐于学习的品质,在年过六旬之际,从零开始学习茶叶种植技术,并带动村里其他留守老人一同投身到茶叶生产的劳动中。
My attention was drawn to this tea factory and its female workers not only because of academic interest, but also for deeply personal reasons. Shishan Township, where the factory is located, is where my grandparents and father were born and raised, and it is also the home village where I grew up. My grandfather only completed high school, and my grandmother never had the opportunity to go to school. Yet, through determination, hard work, and a strong willingness to learn, they began growing tea in their sixties and even encouraged other elderly villagers to join them in tea production.
我对这些年长的劳动者——尤其是女性——在身体、年龄和心理上可能面临重重困难的情况下,依然能够投身于农业生产、主动参与茶叶种植的积极态度感到无比好奇,也深受触动。这正是我决定深入研究她们的工作和生活现状的起点。
I became especially curious and moved by the resilience and active participation of these elderly laborers, especially women, in the face of physical, psychological, and age-related challenges. Their positive attitude toward life and work inspired me to conduct the following research projects.
我的调研项目起始于2023年5月,目前已完成四个相互关联的专题研究,分别是:
Since the May of 2023, I have carried out four interconnected research projects:

1.《乡村产业振兴中的女工群体基本情况调查——以江西狮山乡王和香茶厂为例》,完成时间为2023年5月至8月。 A Survey on Female Workers in Rural Industry Revitalization: A Case Study of King & Song Tea Factory in Shishan Township (May–August 2023)
2.《王和香茶厂女工养老状况调查》,调研时间为2024年5月至8月。 A Study on the Retirement Situation of Elderly Female Tea Workers in King & Song Tea Factory (May–August 2024)
3.《“老而自养”——茶厂女工个人视频访谈》,实践时间为2025年2月至7月。 "Earning One’s Own Living in Old Age": A Video Interview with a Female Tea Worker (February–July 2025)
4.《茶厂修边机的改造》,调研时间为2025年5月至8月。 Improvement of Tea Pruning Machine (May–August 2025)
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