China is building! Construction sites are ubiquitous in every city I visit. Like massive birds, construction cranes sit perched by the dozens above the ever-growing skylines.
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| Cranes on a Chinese skyline |
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| Buildings going up in Shenzhen |
Many of the workers building these new modern cities, or rebuilding the older ones like Shanghai come from elsewhere and, as is typical in many developing countries, can't really afford to live in the same city they are erecting. So where do these former farmers from rural China live while building row after row of new apartment blocks? In places like this:
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| Shanghai construction site |
Prefabricated, temporary workers dormitories. You see these next to nearly every sizable constriction site. Each building is a kit, trucked to the site in pieces and assembled. Each may have 12 or so units on two levels, each of which contain multiple beds. In addition, a prefab kitchen and toilet/shower facilities are also assembled. Everything a work crew could need, except perhaps a living wage, workplace safety regulations, paid time off, health insurance...
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