More serious stuff I suppose...
1 - How are those kids supposed to get out of the countryside? The economic opportunities of Zengcheng seem fairly bleak - the most common jobs seem to be farmer or shopkeeper. It seems like a self propagating thing though - the child of a farmer goes to Pai Tan Middle School, that child grows up but is unable to leave Zengcheng (too poor/no chance for advancement), that child becomes a farmer who sends their child to Pai Tan Middle School. It makes me wonder that if I was one of those middle schoolers, how would I get out? I think the real question though, is would I want to get out? Or even know what out is? The more I see of China the luckier I feel...
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