I was carrying my camera past a crumbling old building. These two construction workers saw me and asked, "Are you a journalist?" I said, "No, I’m not, I’m a photographer." "That’s great, I gotta show you something inside, the ancient Chinese architecture."

“This is for you!” I handed him some cash. “What?!" Behind the Scene: This picture was taken in a city under-development in eastern China, he is an electronic tricycle driver, he can earn 15 dollars everyday by doing this. This is his only job.

“What makes you happy?" “The happiest time in my life was when I was working for a breakfast stand. It made me happy because the job was simple but kept me active. I’m 87 years old this year; I have been retired for 30 years. But I still remember that time. It was a good ol time.”

“Tell me something about you." "I’m a 5th grade student, I like playing basketball. I want to be an NBA player like Yao Ming.” Behind the scenes: Basketball to China is like Football to the US. Basketball is a popular recreational sport, especially among college students. By the way, If you don’t know who Yao Ming is, Google “Rockets Yao”.

I’ve been working on this corner for 40 years. People have known me as the shoe repair man. I carry all my equipment on my tricycle and park in the same place every morning. This is my job, it’s all I’ve ever known.

"I grew up in a poor Tiberan nomad family. My parents never thought about sending me to school. One day my uncle told us there is a school in Dari where disadvantaged girls could go there to learn and live for free. I finnally got accepted by that school, it was one of the most exciting moments in my life. Few years later, I got another chance to study in a junior high school in Beijing. I'm planning to come back after I graduate from college so that I can teach more Tibetan girls in my area."

"I finished college in three years, so that I can graduate at the same time as my boyfriend. I want to stay in the same city with him. And then get married and have our own family.” Chinese College Graduate: Nearly 7 million students graduated in 2014. Once the job market became more saturated with college grads, demand went down, resulting in higher unemployment and lower wages. Life becomes more and more difficult for new Chinese graduates.

"Take your time!" According to Trains In China, "Trains are the most popular means of long distance travel in China. They carry twice as much freight and passengers as Russian trains and three times as much as the U.S. trains. China's railways carried 1.36 billion passengers in 2007."

"Teach me how to throw this Olive Ball!" Behind the scene: American Football is known as "Olive Ball" in Mandarin, because its shape looks like an olive.

“I’m a guitarist in my community church. I love teaching people to play guitar in the church. So that everyone can sing worship songs with guitar in their own places." Behind the Scene: There is no denomination in China, only two kinds of churches, one is Three-Self church, which is the church supervised by the government; the other is the underground community church, it usually located in an apartment, where they can worship freely.