Sound recorded in Shenzhen's largest urban village Baishizhou.

Baishizhou Station EXIT A: square dancing (广场舞)

3 Kuai 2 Mao 8 (三塊兩毛八)

白河寒秋 (White River and Tremble Autumn)

The Voice of Wave (海浪細雨)

Wet Wave(濕)

In collaborating with Yingjia (Lemon) Guo

In 2013, Chinese president Xi promoted the Chinese Dream as a slogan in a high-profile visit to the National Museum of China. He said ‘young people should dare to dream, work assiduously to fulfill the dreams and contribute to the revitalization of the nation’. In this case, with urban villages in Shenzhen as demolishing target, like the storm swept, there is going to be nothing left for lots of working class and young people who are going to lose their economical and convenient rental place. Many of them hold their dream life into the city through their affordable and cheap accommodations. Will the demolition wake up the 'Chinese dream'?

Mengtai Zhang

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