Zhang Tao, 20, in a paint-stained blue sweater and matted hair, slowly scrawled the amount he is sending home: 900 yuan, or about $115. He said he earns 1,000 yuan, or $128, a month.

• 今年20岁的张涛（因）身穿一件被油漆弄脏的蓝毛衣，头发粘在一起。他正在慢慢写下要给家里寄钱的数额：900元。他说，他每个月挣人民币1,000元钱。