The White family poses for a family photo at their home in 2015. Jonathan and Tanya White have spent 23 years living in China, where they have raised their 10 children: Michael, Sam, Gabriel, Julia, Maryangela, Arthur, Daniel, Carina, Sophia and Eric. Photo: Wang Jingchun

Jonathan White is an active father. He likes reading to his children and taking them to the park, according to his wife. Photo: Wang Jingchun

Jonathan White plays with his children and their neighbor’s son (second from the left). Photo: Wang Jingchun

Tanya White and her daughter Carina cook for the family. Photo: Wang Jingchun

Lunch for 10 children consists of Nang (a kind of crusty pancake), vegetables and fruit. Photo: Wang Jingchun

Tanya White and her children work on crafts together at their home in Qingyuan, South China’s Guangdong province. Photo: Wang Jingchun

The neighbor’s boy watches the Whites’ youngest daughter Sophia play the keyboard, while her sister Carina reads a book. Photo: Wang Jingchun

Maryangela and Sophia feed the hens together. In 2021, China’s birthrate fell for the fifth straight year to 7.52 per 1,000 people, the lowest since 1949. Photo: Wang Jingchun

Jonathan White tosses Carina into a swimming pool. Photo: Wang Jingchun

Jonathan kisses his son Daniel just after the boy had surgery in 2015 in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province. Photo: Wang Jingchun

Sofia wears an outfit decorated with Chinese knots to welcome the Spring Festival. The dumplings that Chinese usually eat during the Spring Festival. Photo: Wang Jingchun

Jonathan White is from the United States, while his wife is from Russia. They came to China in 1999. Other than their oldest, Sam, all of their children were born and raised in China. Photo: Wang Jingchun