Inside a Chinese Urban Village: Daily Life of Grassroots Communities
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Take a walk through an urban village in China, where old buildings and narrow alleyways reveal a side of life far from the glossy city centers. You'll meet locals going about their daily routines, from cooking and chatting to working in tiny shops, showing the resilience and warmth of grassroots communities.
Video transcript
Hello everyone. Hello everyone. This is an urban village in Chongqing, China. Rental advertisements are posted all over the walls. There is natural gas and a water heater. Affordable price. Affordable price. A single room for one person only costs 300 yuan. 300 yuan. The washing machine is placed on the balcony for public use. But, the kitchen doesn't have a smoke exhaust system. exhaust system. Tenants will utilize vacant land to grow vegetables. vegetables. This is what they are very good at doing. Very experienced in growing vegetables. They come from
the countryside to to the city is solely for the purpose of finding a good job. But, the rent in the city is also very expensive. expensive. If your monthly salary is 4,000 yuan, would you spend 1,000 yuan to rent a house? may choose to live in an apartment building building because they don't need to save money. There is no need to shoulder the responsibility of the family. But as a middle-aged person, especially men who have families and children, children, they will save costs. Of course, Of course, there are also many who bring their wives to work in
the city together. because the cost of living here is lower. can understand the real life of the lower-class people in China. There are many rental advertisements posted on the wall. A 20-m² house only costs 300 yuan. There are separate bathrooms and toilets, toilets, but there is no air conditioning. The air conditioner needs to be installed by oneself. Only those who reside here for a long time will install air conditioning because air conditioners are not only expensive, expensive, it still consumes a lot of electricity. The electricity bill each
month can exceeded the house rent. The thing hanging on the wall is the outdoor unit of an air conditioner. Only a few people would install it. I didn't expect there to be a graveyard here. This is Banan District, Chongqing. I am a ride-hailing driver. So, I plan to find a place to eat nearby. After lunch, I usually choose to sleep in the car in the car because as a professional driver, I need to drive for more than 10 hours every day. every day. This is a job that is very tiring. But today, I decided to take a stroll around the street. around the
street. Because I came here a few years ago. I remember there is an urban village here. Many years have passed. It is seems nothing has changed.
