Zhang Jing, 30, moved from Jiangxi province to Shanghai eight years ago, with the dream of making it big in mainland China’s commercial and business capital. But now he says it is just a pipe dream.
And he has grounds for resentment – the high cost of living in Shanghai. The property sales agent pays 4,000 yuan (US$580) a month in rent for a 30 square metre apartment in Tangqiao, in the city’s Pudong district.
Rent accounts for half his monthly pay. “Landlords, whether…
Source : South China Morning Post
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