Wang Zehao came to Beijing a year ago to work at a construction site near the southeastern Second Ring Road. The 19-year-old works the day shift, 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
My husband says he acted like a secret agent during a recent trip to buy wires for our home entertainment system. When he finally located the store on a busy street in Xisi, near the center of Beijing, heavy smoke was billowing out of the door.
Those who know Guan Yan, a candidate for torchbearer at the Beijing Olympic Games, are impressed by her bright smile and genial disposition - as her name, yan (which means lovely), suggests.
In 1992, 8-year-old Wang Baoqiang left his hometown village in North China's Hebei Province for Shaolin Temple, the monastery known for its martial arts tradition. After learning kungfu for six years in the temple, the boy set out again for Beijing. As one of the millions pursuing their dreams to be stars in Beijing, Wang started from sitting outside Beijing Film Studio, waiting for any chance to join a crew, doing part-time as a construction worker.
I've always seen Christmas as the Western equivalent of Chinese New Year or Spring Festival. Like most Chinese consumers, I'm able to mentally discard all the religious associations and go right to the fun part.
Thirty-year-old bit-part actor Liu Huamin says his job is like buying a lottery ticket every week. "You make no money from the first 1,000 tickets, but the 1,001st may make you a millionaire overnight," he says. His biggest role over the past seven years had than five lines. But somehow, he never gives up.
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