In an article on Tuesday in China Daily, reporter Chen Xin interviewed a 35 year old mechanic named Zhang Hongbo who reportedly returned to his hometown Nanchong in Sichuan province for Spring Festival and decided not to go back to his ten year job in Guangzhou, one of the three major Eastern cities.

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Chen plans to become a banker or a politician, Zhang aspires to be a teacher and Lin dreams of becoming an NBA referee.

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Jeff Zhou, Glen Zhang, Grace Shi, Raymond Liu, Lydia Chen, Bobby Hao, Anita Qi, Tracy Tu, Ada Qin (Forbes China).

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