It’s a story of a Chinese working-class family told in a day.

 

On 2021 May 1st Mr Wang woke up before 7 am and was ready to start the day of work like any regular day. Mr Wang and his wife have worked in Beijing's recycling business for the past thirty years; their two sons joined them three years ago. They each have their role within the system of recycling work.

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The whole family fought around the clock to make it to the deadline to bring a truck full of recyclables to the collection centre at midnight. The next day, the same work and schedule repeat, and they work from the moment they open their eyes until they close them. Working-class people's action is all year round, none stop but always keep an optimistic and open-mindedness, is not about income but responsibility. Through one day of their life, the story is an insight into the Chinese working-class people's lives, with the action they pay tribute to life.