Tuesday, September 06, 2005

News

Barber of Beijing cuts through a century of change: The barber of Houhai plies his trade the old way: a silver razor moves deliberately over the head, across the face, along the bridge of the nose, down the neck. He moves in unruffled concentration, as if time suspends for his work. In some ways, it does. Jing Qui is his name. He has cut hair in Beijing for 77 years, or "four dynasties," as he says, winking.

'Baby Tutor,' a Burgeoning Profession in China: "Baby Tutor," specializing in educating babies from their birth to three years old, is one of the new professions released by China's Ministry of Labor and Social Security.

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