Voices from the Ground is a compilation of some of the most important and in-depth stories taken on by China Daily’s award-winning “Cover Story” team in 2010.
“Cover Story” was launched on March 1, 2010, as part of the newspaper’s fifth redesign in 30 years. Its mission is to look deep into the heart of China and find the people and places that are driving the rapid change in this vast nation.
This book contains just some of the many topics covered by our dedicated team of Chinese and foreign journalists and photographers, from social changes affecting millions of people to innovative business trends involving billions of dollars. They have traveled across China and the world to listen to the voices of those on the ground, to record their tales of sorrow, their tales of hope and their tales of survival in the face of disaster.
From the countryside to the cities, our reporters talked to people at the center of some of the world’s most pressing issues: the financial crisis, humanitarian and disaster relief, disease prevention, political and social conflicts. Meet the coastal factory owners facing labor shortages, the “post-1980s” couples struggling to stick together, the Wenchuan earthquake survivors rebuilding their lives and the “Ant Tribe” graduates searching for a sense of belonging.