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Without workers in Beijing, glitter wouldn’t exist in world’s third-largest economy

Dan Chung, a staff photographer with the Guardian, has filed some remarkable videos about China, including this one of Beijing construction.

We often see the end result of the glittering towers of China. He spent time to look at the people who put those skyscrapers together.

Many – if not all – of the workers in this video are likely migrants, who travel from China’s towns and villages to the big cities in search of work.

If you didn’t see, The New York Times notes concern in Japan about China’s economic rise in Asia – and the world. The article notes that China is expected to become the world’s second-largest economy next year.

If you didn’t see, I noted some of the underlying ideas in this post about a country’s place in the world.

Recently, I included Chung’s other work – a nice, down-to-earth video about Chinese lanterns – in this entry, about those red lanterns that can light up the night.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.