Others' city

Author: Guo Jingshan
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: Perhaps we should first define the term "working" for clarity: working in a city where one does not have a local "hukou" (household registration), relying on their intellect and physical labor to earn living expenses. These defining words may be somewhat awkward, but at least we can use this narrow interpretation to distinguish the specific group of "workers" from the vast crowd. Thus, we see countless men and women pouring in from the mountains, plains, even from schools, or from some unknown corner of the world, into certain neighborhoods of a city, starting a strange and arduous life. They are the workers of today. The content of this book includes detailed explanations of chapters such as "Trash Kid" Li Si, "Bodhisattva" Da Tianqi, "Grass Seed" Wang Dali, "Urban Drifter" Li Xiaoyun, "Sleepless Tonight," "Dream Weaver" Hu Qiuyan, "Aestheticist" Shi Sanba, "Central Plains Hunter" Li Haijun, "Sunflower Girl" Zhao Ping, and "Walking on the Fringe of the Metropolis."