North to south, people going home

With no savings and no girlfriend, Tang Shijie said going back to his hometown in Hunan during Spring Festival put a lot of pressure on him.

"But when I got home, my parents didn't ask me about income or relationship. They only cared about whether I was happy and healthy living alone in Guangzhou," said the 30-year-old salesman."It is nice to have a place that you can always go back to and have people who always love you."

Since 2013, he has been selling razors in Guangzhou, earning about 2,000 yuan ($300) a month.