Students pin hopes on ayi auction plan

Yan Dan is not the first college student to arrive in the capital with big dreams of landing a job that pays 40,000 yuan a year. Unlike many others, however, standing out in the crowd will not be a problem.

The 21-year-old woman is one of 10 professional housekeepers from Southwest China who will "go under the hammer" at a unique but controversial auction in Beijing on Thursday.

The event, which takes place at Tenghua Mansion in the Xizhimen area from