Back in March, Wang Li, a 35-year-old college teacher in Beijing, pitched a tent and lived in it for more than 50 days.
But Wang wasn’t on a holiday camping trip. She was waiting for a chance to buy an affordable house.
The teacher’s plight is shared by many in Beijing.
Wang was in a queue near the southern section of the Third Ring Road in Beijing. Developers received about 3,285 applicants for the project that will have just 441 flats, according to the Beijing Times.
Competition for the opportunity to sign up was fierce. People like Wang did whatever they could including camping out in line to have a chance to receive applications.
