Man on the Street: Eel Monger

Xie has spent 10 long years hawking his slithering charges, all of which are farmed in Guangdong.

by Daniel Plafker, 17 May 2018

Man on the Street: City Street Sweeper

Yang's been cleaning streets in Tianhe for 12 years. We ask what it's like.

by Jocelyn Richards, 16 March 2017

Men of the Street: Construction Workers

The shock troops of the China miracle: arriving, doing a job and moving on.

by Sky Gidge, 21 December 2017

Man on the Street: Shared Bike Mover

The guy who gets bikes into formation.

by Jocelyn Richards, 18 May 2017

Man on the Street: E-Bike Taxi Driver

Shared bikes and restrictions may mean the end of the line for the trade.

by Bailey Hu, 17 August 2017

Man on the Street: Residence Bao'an

Bao’ans are not trusted with master keys, they usually don’t patrol and job expectations don’t seem to be more than to sit, greet and ‘keep an eye on things.’

by Sky Gidge, 16 February 2017

Man on the Street: Public Washroom Attendant

Of mice and the men's room.

by Matthew Bossons, 21 June 2018

Man on the Street: Dumpling Maker

Meet the Dongbei man who gave up a career of high adventure on China's highways for a life of dumpling-house domesticity.

by Daniel Plafker, 15 March 2018

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