The rich-poor gap in China | A Billion Chinese Dreams | Part 2/4

" dream can be beautiful but reality is cruel " that girl could've said it any better.

16:10 I went to Chengdu No. 7 middle school and high school and I was one of the students on the other side of the screen. I always knew someone was watching us taking classes but I never had a chance to see their side of the story. Glad some people are trying to make a difference and I could be a part of it.

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A lovely , insightful and inspiring video - I hope the Chinese people succeed in finding their dreams .

The part where the grandma started to cry ... all of the sudden it made me tear up for her past sufferings. ☹️🥺😢

Dreams are beautiful but reality is cruel. I felt that.

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Sad and admirable to see how much so many people sacrificed for the sake of security and economic development. China has a fascinating history, thanks for the documentary!

一定要记住梦与梦想是完全不一样的，哪怕它们的英文都是 “Dream”

We want a better life. And we work hard to get it. High quality documentary. Thanks!

I'm chineses,I feel almost the same feeling as the people in the video.In China everythin can relate to huge population.Everyone struggle to study hard to gain entrance to univeristy.However they or their parents don't intend to fullfill their dreams.A good degree of university means good job opportunity，a good job means stable and good salary，which brings good life.However cruel as it is almost half of them can't go to high school as lack of proper education resources.Among those who are lucky and smart enough to go to university.nowadays there are about 10 million students who have graduated from universities,by the time I was school annually,the number is 7 million. However the real qualified schools are few.In china universities are recognised as good univesities are only about 100 untis.On average every school has over 3000 students every year which means there are only 300,000 students are cosidered to be the real university students.Other schools are seen as a way to postponed the unemployement，to boys the schools is like a internet cafe，to girls it is like cinema. From what I say above.which means the fact you want to be successful is to beat eveyone else in the classroom.This is really cruel.From my opinion eveyone has the right to live the life they want,chase the dream they really like,and be happy.However this is not the situation which now our country are going through right now.Eveyone are anxious and fear of poor and miserable life so they study hard and work hard. For the majority,it is the only way to get rid of this kind of anxiety."Knowledge changes destiny"is well-known to every Chinese. Life shouldn't be like this,really.

I've read all of Peter Hessler's novels about China. I believe that he is still staying in touch with his former students. It's very nice to see the places that he has lived. I am sure that he'll be amazed at the changes since he left. Good reporting!

Great documentary and analysis from CNA

Among CNA’s most insightful piece into contemporary China’s ups and downs. Well done.

A year has passed since you visited these places in the video, would you consider making another follow up video on these villages again? I'm very keen to know if the poverty alleviation effort has helped this villages and if the people's life has changed? Please maintain your objectivity on the subject with no filter lens!

Well done.

Great, informative video, the lady narrator was excellent, she is a natural teacher that didn’t distract from the whole theme of the subject

Shijiezi villagers should not feel inferior. They are rich in land to do what they want to live life without pressures. I admire them. They need youngster to give them new ideas. Beautify buy planting more plants and trees. Setting up bed and breskfast hotels like taiwan. You eill be surprised many from the cities people will come to stay to relax.

living in complex developing stage. Thank u recording those lives of us. those stories of high middle school and villages.