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china.org.cn / chinagate.cn by Li Xiao and Chen Boyuan, January 5, 2017 Adjust font size:

Mr. He recalls this was a time when all his schoolmates were undertaking part-time jobs for a little extra money on the side, be it translator, middle school teacher or office clerk at a newspaper press. The newspaper schedule allowed these students to work at night and return to their class the next morning. "People were extremely poor during wartime, and translating one book alone could put bread on your table for a whole semester." [Photo by Chen Boyuan/China.org.cn]
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