When Du Yumeng was born in December 2005, she was probably not aware that she had been classified into a different category from other babies--a category which includes people toting wheelbarrows of fresh fruit, selli...When Du Yumeng was born in December 2005, she was probably not aware that she had been classified into a different category from other babies--a category which includes people toting wheelbarrows of fresh fruit, selling steamed buns from a comer booth or peddling phone cards. They all share one thing in common--a rural ＂hukou＂, or house-hold registration.展开更多
JING Jing's day of work begins with a click of the mouse.Her job description includes geeky buzzwords such as e-commerce,C2C(customer-to-customer)retail and SOHO(Small-Office-Home-Office).But a clearer explanation...JING Jing's day of work begins with a click of the mouse.Her job description includes geeky buzzwords such as e-commerce,C2C(customer-to-customer)retail and SOHO(Small-Office-Home-Office).But a clearer explanation is that instead of getting a'proper job'upon graduation,Jing Jing(not her real name)expanded on her erstwhile hobby by starting up her own Internet shop.展开更多
THESE old Zhuang minority farmers'houses have three stories-pigs,hens and other farm animals are kept on the first floor,family members live on the second and grain and corn are stored on the third.
THE fundamental issue of rural medical care is one that government officials and relevant experts have soughtto resolve for the past two decades.As farmers constitute two-thirds of China's population,health care i...THE fundamental issue of rural medical care is one that government officials and relevant experts have soughtto resolve for the past two decades.As farmers constitute two-thirds of China's population,health care in the countryside is integral to China's future development.A solution,however,now appears to be at hand.展开更多
AS millions of rural migrant workers labor to elevate China up into an economic.powerhouse,their children are left at home to fight loneliness and other growing pains.Now the local government and international organiz...AS millions of rural migrant workers labor to elevate China up into an economic.powerhouse,their children are left at home to fight loneliness and other growing pains.Now the local government and international organizations are reaching out to help them.展开更多
THE pregnancy was,as 26-year-old Liu Li says,"unexpected,"the result of a malfunctioning contraceptive device.After some thought,she decided to terminate it."But,"recalls Liu,"as I entered the...THE pregnancy was,as 26-year-old Liu Li says,"unexpected,"the result of a malfunctioning contraceptive device.After some thought,she decided to terminate it."But,"recalls Liu,"as I entered the hospital doors I felt the baby move and changed my mind."展开更多
＂Will a kiss contract HIV？＂ Zhu Yuan- gang raised his hand to ask--he had just learned that body fluids such as blood, milk and semen could transmit the degenerative virus.
文摘When Du Yumeng was born in December 2005, she was probably not aware that she had been classified into a different category from other babies--a category which includes people toting wheelbarrows of fresh fruit, selling steamed buns from a comer booth or peddling phone cards. They all share one thing in common--a rural ＂hukou＂, or house-hold registration.
文摘JING Jing's day of work begins with a click of the mouse.Her job description includes geeky buzzwords such as e-commerce,C2C(customer-to-customer)retail and SOHO(Small-Office-Home-Office).But a clearer explanation is that instead of getting a'proper job'upon graduation,Jing Jing(not her real name)expanded on her erstwhile hobby by starting up her own Internet shop.
文摘THESE old Zhuang minority farmers'houses have three stories-pigs,hens and other farm animals are kept on the first floor,family members live on the second and grain and corn are stored on the third.
文摘THE fundamental issue of rural medical care is one that government officials and relevant experts have soughtto resolve for the past two decades.As farmers constitute two-thirds of China's population,health care in the countryside is integral to China's future development.A solution,however,now appears to be at hand.
文摘AS millions of rural migrant workers labor to elevate China up into an economic.powerhouse,their children are left at home to fight loneliness and other growing pains.Now the local government and international organizations are reaching out to help them.
文摘THE pregnancy was,as 26-year-old Liu Li says,"unexpected,"the result of a malfunctioning contraceptive device.After some thought,she decided to terminate it."But,"recalls Liu,"as I entered the hospital doors I felt the baby move and changed my mind."
文摘＂Will a kiss contract HIV？＂ Zhu Yuan- gang raised his hand to ask--he had just learned that body fluids such as blood, milk and semen could transmit the degenerative virus.
