Migrant Workers Riding Motorcycles Home for Spring Festival
Photos of the "armies" of Chinese migrant workers and families riding motorcycles across the country to get home for the Chinese New Year Spring Festival holiday.
Migrant Worker Waits In Line for 6 Days for Train Tickets Home
A migrant worker in China waited in line for 6 days and 6 nights to buy train tickets home to celebrate Chinese New Year, only to find his tickets are sold out.
Migrant Workers In Tears, Happy to Go Home for Chinese New Year
Chinese netizen reactions to a video of a group of migrant workers overcome with emotion at the prospect of going home to wives and family for Chinese New Year's.
Corner Cutting Exposed in Jilin Railway Bridge Project
Dangerous corner cutting and inexperienced construction crews have been exposed for a multibillion RMB Jilin railway project involving two bridges and a tunnel.
Migrant Worker Unhappy with Toe Transplanted Onto His Hand
A migrant worker who lost his thumb in a workplace injury is now unhappy with the doctor & hospital that transplanted one of his toes onto his hand in its place.
“iSpeak China”: What Are Young Chinese Thinking About?
30 photos by British photographer Adrian Fisk featuring young Chinese 16-30 years old sharing their thoughts, including on China's rise, materialism & children.
Elderly, Women, & Children Left Behind in China’s Countryside
Photos of Chinese parents, wives, & children left behind in the rural countryside, & the empty chairs of sons, daughters, husbands, & parents working in cities.
Migrant Workers Children Spend Childhood Scavenging Landfill
Photos of Chinese migrant workers and their children who live around Guiyang's largest garbage dump and survive by scavenging for recyclables and things to sell.
Migrant Worker Beats Wife in Public for “Not Listening”
An migrant worker from Anhui, China is photographed viciously beating his wife on a public street in Zhejiang province, apparently for "not listening/obeying".
The Story of W&L: China’s Great Internet Divide
“China does not have one 'national internet,' instead there’s a great divide. Our elites are on par with America, while our grassroots are on par with Vietnam.”
Chongqing Migrant Workers Unpaid & Beaten, SWAT Deployed
A SWAT team is deployed to a Chongqing construction site to arrest a corrupt subcontractor and his hired thugs, and distribute unpaid wages to migrant workers.
Migrants Workers Motorcycle Home In Snow For Spring Festival
Migrant workers unable to get train tickets home for the Chinese New Year take to the roads in motorcycle caravans, braving rain, snow, & freezing cold weather.
Man Can’t Buy Spring Festival Train Ticket, Protests Naked
A Chinese man strips naked to protest the difficulty of buying train tickets home for Chinese New Year & a young migrant worker plans to stand 60 hrs & 5000 km.
Henan Family Endures Living In Junked Minibus To Save Money
A Chinese family in Zhengzhou City of Henan Province in China has been living in a discarded minibus for four years, saving money to send their kids to school.
Top 10 Chinese Online Videos For 2010, According To Youku
The top 10 online videos in China for 2010 selected by Youku, one of the largest Chinese video sharing websites, include a lot of tears, singing, and dancing.
Container Homes In Chengdu, 18 SQM, Only 6 RMB Rent Per Day
Following Shenzhen, container homes have appeared in Chengdu, China. Each unit is available for rent at 6 RMB (<1 USD) per day or for sale at 10,000 RMB each.
Snail Houses: Poor Chinese Coping With High Housing Prices
Unable to afford normal houses & apartments, many poor Chinese instead make their homes in shipping containers, stairwells, trees, on boats, even underground.
