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A migrant worker’s daily circus-like balancing act

Noah Sheldon · Documentary / Experimental · 4 min · 54K views

A migrant worker's daily struggle to haul towering loads of styrofoam becomes a surreal image of China's shift from farms to industry.

One striking, almost circus-like image distils the strain of China's economic transformation.

A migrant worker’s daily circus-like balancing act is a surreal reflection of China’s economy.

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