Falling out of love with the big city

Zhou Shisen went to work after finishing his undergraduate studies at Sichuan's Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in 2005.

He found a job at the Shenzhen branch of China UnionPay, a State-owned company, earning 5,000 yuan ($730) a month and had a Shenzhen hukou.

But after two years, he decided to leave Shenzhen and went to an insurance company in his hometown of Guiyang city, capital of Guizhou province. "I saw no hope," the 28 year old says.