------Program code: DO-080730-02071 (what's this?)
Source: CCTV.com
07-30-2008 10:14
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They are windows to the city, receiving passengers from every direction. They live an ordinary life but they carry unordinary dreams. They are taxi drivers. You may be familiar with them, but do you really know them. Behind these busy figures are lives full of happiness and vitality.
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His name is Liu Wenjun and he’s 44 years old. He's famous in the Beijing taxi industry for his English fluency. His passenger today is a foreigner and in the course of their conversation his interest in ballet came up.
Beijing is an international city, so taxi drivers like Liu Wenjun who speak English are becoming more and more common.
Jessica, who Liu Wenjun got to know through his taxi, has become a regular customer. In this way, Liu has gained another source of stable income.
Although business isn’t bad, Liu Wenjun’s work is still rather busy.
Today is Saturday and Liu Wenjun came on time to start his hour and a half ballet lesson. He is the only male student in this ballet class. He started learning ballet when he was 20 years old. Now, dance has become a way to balance his work and life.
American girl Jessica has come to the Beijing Dance Academy today at Liu Wenjun’s invitation to see him dance. Liu Wenjun is performing his best part specially for her.
Situated in western China, the capital of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, is a multicultural city. Taxi drivers here have their own lifestyle here, different from those in Beijing.
Since the Reform and Opening, there are more and more people like Zhang Yongliang who come from the countryside looking for work. They make a contribution to the city's development. At the same time, little by little they are taken up and integrated into these increasingly changing cities.
Zhang Yongliang is now very familiar and enamored with the city of Lanzhou. He loves his job and longs to someday become a resident of Lanzhou.
Zhang Yongliang’s entire family lives in this little rented bungalow. His son is 8 and daughter 12 years old this year. They both attend primary school in Lanzhou.
