From the International Herald Tribune:
As night falls in Beijing, yuppies descend upon the sassy Sanlitun Bar Street in Chaoyang District. Like a parade of dark angels, each one of them is dressed to kill. A mug of beer here costs about $4.
Chen Dan, 6, lives 30 minutes away, but has never heard of Sanlitun. That mug of beer would buy her a month’s lunches, a week’s bus fares and several days at the “school for children of migrant workers.”
The story of Chen Dan is told by the Chinese author Huang Chuanhui in his book, “Where’s My School Desk?” Like millions of other children scattered around Beijing and other Chinese cities, Chen Dan is a “floating child.” [Full text]
