Chasing a dream in the capital

"Every worker or dream chaser coming to Beijing has their own reasons. No one here lives blindly," said Chang Hailong, a 34-year-old food deliveryman from Songyuan, a city in the northeastern province of Jilin.

Having only been in Beijing for a month, Chang is still curious about everything in the capital.

"I had the idea of starting a business in Beijing about 15 years ago, when I graduated from senior high school in my hometown," he said, with a wry smile. "But I was held back by my father, who wanted me to take his position at the Daqing Oilfield because it was a job for life."