Residents of Beijing cellars (8 photos) Bashny.Net

Onetime champion in terms of economic growth, China was now under the impact of the global financial crisis, as well as under the burden of ever-increasing costs to stimulate the economy in Beijing, most of which goes into fixed investments and real estate. The Result? The real estate bubble, a lot of mortgages from banks and stagnant consumer ratings. Sim Chi Yin photographer takes basement dwellers of Beijing, the so-called "rat race" of migrant workers, constituting one-third of the city population.

1. Big Rhine, 21, an employee cocktail bar. In China, many young people and cheap labor, but the country is rapidly aging, and health care costs are likely to go through the roof. (Sim Chi Yin / VII Mentor Program)



2. Zhao Dan, beauticians, in his corner in the basement room a little wider than a standard bed. She pays him 350 yuan a month. Normal flatlet it would cost three times as much, and it's in the best case. (Sim Chi Yin / VII Mentor Program)



3. 23-year-old Hye Bin tries rented a suit and tie on the eve of the interview for the position of the insurer. He lives in a room with two other people. Bean recently arrived in Beijing from Chongqing. (Sim Chi Yin / VII Mentor Program)



4. 24-year-old Jiang Ying, a waitress, and 23-year-old Li Ying, an office worker in his room in the basement in the heart of Beijing. Recently, domestic consumption was put in place in China, producing less than 40% of GDP. The government prefers to rely on fixed investments, despite warnings from the international financial enterprises. (Sim Chi Yin / VII Mentor Program)



5. The 33-year-old Niu Song reading a newspaper while his 32-year-old wife Zhao Anshen embroider. Both work in the restaurant chefs. (Sim Chi Yin / VII Mentor Program)

6. The 27-year-old Shang Lanlan in his basement room. Like many other urban migrants Lanlan and her husband left her 5-year-old son, grandparents and moved to the capital to earn money. (Sim Chi Yin / VII Mentor Program)



7. 53-year-old have Guocheng. After the divorce Guocheng have moved into this little room in 12 square meters, which he rents for 650 yuan a month. Most of the day he was watching television, leaving the apartment only for a couple of hours to walk. (Sim Chi Yin / VII Mentor Program)



8. Liu Jing, 21 years old. She moved to the capital of Henan province and now works as the master pedicure. Crowds of migrants, making up one third of the population of Beijing, faced with exorbitant prices, and eventually forced to live in cellars. (Sim Chi Yin / VII Mentor Program)