Relief stations are not B&Bs for travelers

A YOUNG MAN rescued from cold by the police in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, was later found to have received aid from relief stations across China 234 times in the past two years. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

The man said he was traveling across China and he often begged for money, and he would turn to the relief stations if he did not make enough money begging. In this way, he has been to over 60 cities, without a job and income.

It seems the young man is a vagrant, rather than traveler, as even those traveling around the country cheaply usually make good arrangements for their trips and will do part-time jobs to pay their way.