48 MIGRANTS OF XIAMEN by Home-Work by sayaka abe

MIGRANTS OF XIAMEN by Home-Work

48 Migrants of Xiamen

48个不同地区的人远聚厦门

Home-Work is a platform setup through the combination of different disciplines (Graphic design, Product design, Fine Art and Lectures) in order to search for what the word “HOME” means. From 21 May to 27 Jun 2012, Home-Work received the opportunity to take part in the research with 48 students from TKK College of Xiamen, China.

“家-考察”，是§一个通过各个不同学科组合建立起的探寻何为“家”的平台（图像设计，产品设计，美术与讲座）。从2012年5月21日到6月27日，这个项目获得了与厦门嘉庚学院的48个学生一起参与做研究的机会。

23rd of January 2012. It’s Chinese new year. London, San Francisco, Lusaka, Banja Luka, Amsterdam; in every city where Chinese men and women have migrated for their career, study or marriage throughout the century, houses are decorated with colorful symbols, new clothes are bought and fireworks light up the skies. China’s cities are plunged into chaos as 130 million migrant workers travel back to their hometown to visit parents and children for the New Year’s holiday. This mass exodus is the world’s largest human migration. Xiamen is located in China’s southeast coast, west of Taiwan. The permanent population in Xiamen stood at 3.61 million in 2011, 50,000 more than that in the previous year. The Xiamen Statistics Bureau says it has been one of the fastest growing cities in China over the last 10 years, both economically and in population numbers. At Xiamen University this huge migratory melting pot is particularly apparent. There are nearly 40,000 students living on Campus, eating, studying, playing sport and meeting new people, new cultures from different regions. They were born in the 90’s, China’s new generation after the Cultural Revolution, and arrive at campus usually having migrated far from their hometowns. One student said, ‘I go home twice a year for winter and summer holidays, first I talk to my parents about school, then I eat my mother’s cooking!’ The other one said: ‘The women of my region are the most beautiful of China!’ During the five week workshop in Xiamen, we invented different kinds of activities to find out what Home means to them and to us. One student said; a week before Father’s day my father always waited for me at the door of the house when I came home from Xiamen. He didn’t say much and I didn’t tell him when I would be back home but he was always there waiting for me. Later my mother told me that he could hear the sounds of the train from Xiamen and then he stood at the door especially for me. It’s a simple story but even so it gives me such a homesick feeling.’ Where could be my home? These 48 participants from around China slowly start to reveal to us what their own story where Home is. In their 48 portraits they are with their wearable mobile protection creations, inspired by their favorite things.

Introduction - Home-Work

2012年1月23日，是中国的新年。伦敦、圣弗朗西斯科、卢萨卡、巴尼亚卢卡、阿姆斯特丹，在这些城市中，那些来自中国的男男女女们为了其职业、学业或是婚姻而迁入，过年时他们穿新衣、放烟花，房屋也都张灯结彩地装饰了一番。每逢新年佳节，1．3亿的中国移民返回他们的家乡拜见父母和看望孩子跟亲人时，无不沉浸在一片热闹喧嚣的氛围中。这是世上最大批的人类迁徙。厦门位于中国东南沿海地带、台湾的西海域。经2011年统计，厦门常住人口为361万，比前一年多了5万。厦门统计局说这是中国过去十年中经济与人口增长最快的城市之一。特别是在厦门大学这个巨大的迁徙熔炉中体现的尤为明显。将近四万学生在校园中居住、吃饭、学习、运动，并且进行不同地域的文化交流。他们出生在90年代后——继文化大革命之后的新生代，他们通常去到离家乡很遥远的学校求学。一个学生说，“我一年中只有暑假跟寒假各回去一次；每当回家，我总是先跟父母亲说些关于我的校园生活，然后幸福的享受着母亲为我做的家常美食”。另一个学生说，“我们那个地方是中国出了名的美人之乡”。在厦门工作室的五周时间，我们发明了各式各样的活动来为大家营造家的感觉。一个学生说，父亲节前的一星期，当我从厦门回家时，我父亲像往常一样总是在宅门口等我。平时家父不太言语，我要回来时也就没事先跟他说，但他总是依旧像往常一样的提前在那里等我。后来，母亲笑着对我说，你父亲呀，可以听到专门从厦门开来的火车发出的鸣声，然后他就特意的出来门口等你了。虽然这是一个谨小慎微的举动，却勾出我内心浓烈的念家之情。哪里才是我的家？这些来自中国各地的48个参与者向我们描绘了他们心目中的家。受他们平时喜爱事物的启发，他们将他们的 48幅头像，附在了可以穿戴的移动式保护作品中。

Dai GaoWa -戴高娃

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Lianyungang, Jiangsu Airplane: 200 minutes. Bus: 1447.1km. 16 hours and 30min Every half year (summer and winter holiday) It’s a Sea port city, with the most cultural relics and longest history. There are four distinct seasons I live with my grandparents and a good dog, a harmonious family. My family and the weather. It’s good for travelling and living in for a short while. Beijing I want to work in media. I refuse to end up with the normal office workers life where you have to get in and get out with a card.

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ZheJiang, the next province of Fujian. Plane, train and bus. During holidays. It’s a southern Chinese riverside town very beautiful. A kind grandmother, humorous father and a hardworking mother. Everything from my hometown. It’s a Seaside city, but too hot. I don’t know yet, but probably Hangzhou or home. Business.

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Putian, Fujian. Between Xiamen and Putian is Quanzhou city Train, bus. 6-7 times per year during holidays It’s a seaside city. It’s simple but practical. My family and friends It’s beautiful, silent, well suited for older people Xiamen or Shanghai. I would like to work in design or in business.

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Jianou, Fujian. 12 hours by train, 7 hours by bus Not often, usually during festivals. A very small but plain and simple town -. Family, close friends and food. A good place for living Make further progress in Xiamen for a while, after gaining some experience, go abroad or open a company Design, and whatever I want to do.

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Guangfeng, Shangrao, Jiangxi, more than 900km away. Bus, train. Summer and winter holidays, for a short time. Its very prosperous and big in scale. Simple but sweet. My family and food. Sweet and nice weather. I will stay in Xiamen for few years, then decide after that. I hope can switch to the major that I wanted, Human Resources.

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Quanzhou, Fujian, next to Xiamen Fast train and bus 7 times per year during holidays. It’s a beautiful seaside city with a lot of tasty food. There’s lots of relatives there and it’s lively My family and the typical Quanzhou rice-pudding (Zongzi) with meat. It’s a nice environment for living, I hope I can stay here. Xiamen Design ,design……. I want to set up a design company

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Name of your home town, how many km. from your hometown to Xiamen? How do you travel from your hometown to Xiamen? How often you go home to your hometown and when? Can you give a short description of your home in your hometown? Can you give a short description of your family in your hometown? What do you miss from your hometown when you are in Xiamen? Can you give a short description about what Xiamen is for you? Where do you want to go after finishing your study in Xiamen? Can you tell briefly about what you want to do after your study in Xiamen?

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JinLiYa - 金黎雅

陈剑飞 - Chen JianFei

Li YanQing - 黎衍庆

林弘毅 - Lin HongYi

Wei HuangHui - 魏煌辉

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Xiapu, Ningde, Fujian Bus, bullet train. Usually during holidays or some festivals. Beautiful landscape and beautiful people Four members in my family, we live a very happy life. Although the house is not big, it’s very sweet. My parents and classmates A beautiful landscape view in my heart because of some stories and memories. Stay here. I want to settle down and start my career.

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Putian, Fujian, one hour by train Train and bus Anytime when I miss home. Usually on vacations. Outstanding landscape and people. My family who I love. Nice food. Braised seafood noodles and rice noodles. A beautiful seaside city, it slows your steps and relaxes. To go home and develop my hometown. Find a job in my hometown and stay with my family forever.

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Nanan Fujian By train.. Summer and winter holidays. Very beautiful, picturesque scenery, outstanding people and a great land.. One building.. The food. It is one period of my life. I want to go to Hang zhou. I want to work in my subject area.

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Longyan, Fujian. More than 200km from Xiamen. 2 hours by bus from HubinNan bus station.. During summer and winter holidays. Picturesque scenery. The people are hardworking. When I was a child, I always ran to the hills to pick wild fruit. With development, more and more rice fields have become high buildings. There are a lot of coal mines. There’s a lot of beautiful places to visit in case you get bored.. I have a hardworking and kind Mum, and two beautiful sisters. Everytime I go back I have so much good food from my Mum. My sisters like trying to make nice cookies and cakes. There’s always a relaxed and warm feeling. Refreshments from my hometown. Watching tv in a warm house. I miss my family and simple homemade food. Xiamen is a civilized coastal city. People here are kind and passionate. I feel very comfortable when walking along the seaside. It’s a city which that after you come to you don’t want to leave anymore. I will stay in Xiamen or go back to my hometown. I’m not sure, probably something related to design. Whatever I choose in the future, I just need to work hard and keep surviving.

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Su ZhenHui - 苏振辉

陈璐 - Chen Lu

Wu MiaoQi - 吴妙奇

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Yongding Longyan, Fujian. 300km, Train bus. I can go home anytime when I miss it. Usually I go back on holidays. It’s a hakka village. Around the village are hills and water, outstanding landscape. The earth building is very huge and powerful. There are 5 round earth buildings and 10 square earth buildings built at different heights but really naturally and beautifully. A small road of cobblestone goes through each earth building. At the back of the hill is a rice terrace, green leaves shake in the wind, such a beautiful landscape, especially with the group earth buildings in the picture. Old earth building from the central plains of ancient China, square courtyard. All the families live together, peoples lives are very harmonious and simple. Taro dumplings and marinated duck feet. Light soups of rice noodles. Beautiful seaside city, comfortable, romantic, relaxed, clean, and suitable for older people. Stay in Xiamen. Find a stable job and stay and live in Xiamen.

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Alashan, Inner Mongolia.About 2537 km from my hometown to Xiamen By train, by plane, by bus or by car.. Twice a year, summer and winter holidays Alashan Left Banner is located in the west of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the terrain of the southeast is higher than the northwest, it is a temperate desert with arid areas, and a typical continental climate. My hometown is a place rich in tourism resources, and lets you enjoy the mystery of the desert, the male macro, natural quiet and fresh air, while being able to experience the unique delightful life of Mongolia. It is a commercial residential building built by ourselves, there are 3 floors, the first and second floor are for renting, the third floor is for living, in total it is 220 square meters, The fresh air in my hometown, the very blue high sky and also the dishes my Mum cooks. Xiamen is like a second home for me, I made a lot of new friends here who are from different places, broadening my sight. I like Xiamen. It’s warm, slow-pace, and comfortable I want to stay in Xiamen if I can, If not I would like to go back to my hometown.. The best choice for will be Learning related with my major, if not, I will consider to be a civil service, because I want to have a stable job, and then I will think about doing my professional things.

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my Mum put many plants, the most impressive one grew as high as the roof. We have a wooden floor inside my house, my Mum loves making the house spotless, you’ll not find a hair, I really enjoy lying on the sofa at home, watching TV, it’s very comfortable. Kebabs, lamb, the dishes my Mum cooked and the feeling of staying at home. It’s a slow-paced island city where there are mountains and sea. It’s called the Hawaii of the Orient. I would like to study in the south of China, and then I want to start my own businesses in my hometown. I am preparing to pursue further my major, first an internship here for a year or two, and then I would like to open my own interior design firm in my hometown.

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Xiamen By bus-by boat-by bus I go home very often, every weekend. My hometown is in the coastal zone, it is a beautiful seaside city, and a famous tourist destination. It’s a warm place, lively and popular. Relatives. It’s a beautiful coastal city, people from here are very friendly, I love my hometown. I will find a job in Xiamen. I might go to a clothing factory to practice, get some experience, and learn fashion design. I want to have my own studio someday if I get the opportunity to design clothes, and sell them on Taobao, create my own brand.

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赖苗 - Lai Miao

Baotou city, Inner Mongolia, 30 hours by train, 4 hours by plane, I have no idea what the distance from my hometown to Xiamen is. By train or by plane. Twice a year, summer and winter holidays. Lucheng is a steel city, there are lots of dairy products there, it’s a place with llano and desert, the people are very hospitable, it’s the largest industrial city in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and it is an important foundation and industrial base in China. My home is in a development area. It’s very quiet and Interview - Home-Work

黄智勤 - Huang ZhiQin

Ma MeiJing - 马美静

李瑶 - Li Yao

Hong ShuLan - 洪淑兰

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Hoi An County, Quanzhou city, Fujian Province. 119 km. By direct bus,or by bullet train to Quanzhou changing bus to Hoi An. Very often because it’s very close to visit my grandparents. My hometown is known as the “Hometown of carving artists, hometown of the building, hometown of fisheries, The economy is in the top 40 in China, the stone carving, building and fishing are the three big industries of Hoi An. Stone carving is the pride of Hoi An people, it’s famous in the world, Hoi An’s coastal fisheries are well-developed, Hoi An’s women are industrious and kind-hearted and famous in the whole country. My home is a five floors house, we built it by ourselves, there’s a big square in front of the house, a parking space nearby, a small garden beside and some flowers my grandfather planted. My uncles house is next to ours, we often stop by to chat, it’s very lively. Relatives, friends, and food Xiamen is a sea garden, the city in the sea, the sea in the city, exotic architecture dissolved, with year-round spring climate, there is beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate, good ecological environment, and fresh air, Xiamen people are very polite. Xiamen is a tourist city, there are thousands of people coming to Xiamen every day, tourists everywhere. Shanghai or Beijing Interior design, or find someone to marry.

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Wannian County, Jiangxi Province. It’s really far away from Xiamen By train Twice a year, summer and winter holidays. My hometown is Wannian county, it’s a very ordinary small town in central China, there is light industry not heavy industry, it’s beautiful. There are 4 family members in my family, my parents, brother and me. My other relatives are 3 aunties and 2 uncles, they are very nice people. The rice, water, parents, and grandparents. Xiamen is a small developed city, with bustling life. It’s quite a tourist oriented citiy. I want to stay in Xiamen, or go back home,to start my own business, I’ll have more time to go home to see my parents. Continue to do interior design, or start my own business.

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Baotou city, Inner Mongolia. About 2569.6 km from my hometown to Xiamen, across China By plane. Twice a year, summer and winter holiday. Baotou, it’s from Mongolian “Bao Ketu”, the Mongolian means” deer place “, it is the largest industrial city in Inner Mongolia and the important foundation for industrial in China. In Baotou city, buildings and residential place have nice environment, warm atmosphere. Little Sheep hot pot, Llano,and liquor. Xiamen is a very slow pace of life city, there are many tropical fruits here, it’s close to Taiwan, and there are so many tourists travel in Xiamen

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I’ll go back to the North of China, Inner Mongolia or Beijing It depends on the practical situation, interior design as first, no planing for other choices.

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Shangrao city, Jiangxi Province. 19 hours by train, 12 hours by bus, 5 hours by bullet train. Train, bus, bullet train, walking Twice a year, summer and winter holiday. Shangrao City, referred to as “spare”, located in the northeast of Jiangxi Province, East close to Zhejiang, South close to Fujian, north close to Anhui. It locates in the Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone, Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone, Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone those three districts, it’s called a typical Jiangnan land of plenty “. Shangrao Originally known as “Xin states”; named from Shan Yu rare, superior and rich “, known as the reputation of the fertile land. Location: East north latitude 27 ° 34 ‘to 29 ° 34’,east longitude 116 ° 13 ‘to 118 ° 29’; Shangrao jurisdiction over 12 counties and cities, won the Chinese Excellent Tourism City, Chinese happiest cities, .Urban areas,some counties and cities speak “Wu lanuage”. My hometown has a heavy cultural atmosphere, in the ancient times there were some poets, and philosophers from Shangrao. Today there are many the celebrities of politics, culture and art circles from Shangrao; Most of people from my hometown are really good at reading and study. There are mountains and water around my hometown, The cole flowers will bloom on annual April -”Qingming Festival”, the whole piece of yellow flowers field all over the field in my hometown, people feel very warm. People from those three places (Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi)love spicy food very much, our home is one of them. Relatively speaking,people from my hometown are easy going,very hospitable and like making new friends. Our family has five people, My parents,a sister, a brother and me. I will miss my family ,friends, the dishes my mom cooked, spicy snacks; the weather with four distinct seasons .. Xiamen is a tourist city, but not suitable for permanent residence. I’ll go to Shanghai after graduation, and then go to Hong Kong, later rely on my own ability to earn money to travel to European countries. I wanna find a job in Shanghai after graduation, doing my own professional for 1 year or 2 years, I would like to do media work someday I find a right opportunity to switch to do it.

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Xu GuilHa - 许桂华

吴浩山 - Wu HaoShan

Lan TianYu - 兰天雨

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Poyang, Jiangxi Province. 750km By plane, train or bus Once a year, Sping Festival.. A land of abundance, the genius of the Township. It’s a four-story house with a big yard. There’s a jujube tree and a grapefruit tree in front of my home.. The Jujube tree in the yard. My great-grandmother planted this tree. Clean and romantic. Zhejiang.. Interior design

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Zaozhuang city, Shandong Province. By car, train, bullet train, plane, bus. Twice a year, summer and winter holidays. Zaozhuang is located in the south of Shandong Province, there is beautiful scenery and numerous attractions in Zaozhuang , the beautiful scenery can be summarized as “the four most: First, the largest and the most beautiful national lake wetlands - Weishanhu wetlands in China; the longest earthquake great Rift Valley - Bear Ear Mountain national Geological Park in China; the third the most prestigious in the world Gushan - Bao Dugu national Forest Park; the fourth: the largest pomegranate garden in the world . Zaozhuang was the red revolution place. There’s shocked war happened here, named Tai erzhuang war, world-famous railway guerrillas canal detachment of the martyrs, the glorious battle of Lunan, therefore Zaozhuang won the Red Classic City “reputation.. There are two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a balcony; simple and warm. Home cooking, the climate with four distinct seasons, friends and relatives. Summer all year, Gulangyu has beautiful scenery, a good city which is green. Beijing or home Looking for a job, or starting my own business

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平晓芳 - Ping XiaoFang

Fuzhou, several cities away from Xiamen Coach, High speed train. Winter and Summer Holidays, International Labour Day, National Day, Tomb-sweeping Day, Mid-autumn Day, Dragon Boat Festival. Fuzhou, the abbreviation is Rong, in the third year of Zhiping Year in the Northern Song Dynasty, the prefecture chief of the city Zhang Boyu planted two banyan trees in front of the gate of the government office, he encouraged citizens to plant more banyan trees in the city and made the city covered with green, the canopy formed the shade and defended the heat brought by summer, that is why the city is also called the City of Banyan Trees. It is the capital city of Fujian province, and the centre of politics, economy and culture. Fuzhou is located in the east of Fujian province, by the bank of the lower reaches of Min River; it is an important coastal city in the southeast of China, a historical and cultural city as well. Fuzhou is an important trade port in the south-eastern coast of China as well as the door of the Maritime Silk Road. Because of Mount Ping, Mount Wu and Mount Yu are situated within the region of Fuzhou city, it is also called Three Mountains. Five districts, six counties, two county-level cities

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and one economic region are under the jurisdiction of Fuzhou city, they are Gulou district, Taijiang district, Cangshan district, Mawei district, Jin’an district, Minhou county, Lianjiang county, Luoyuan county, Minqing county, Yongtai county, Pingtan county, Fuqing and Changle county-level cities and Langqi economic region. My home is located in the Mawei district, Fuzhou city, there are railways near my home, we plant Longan trees by ourselves. My home is a two floor house, my father and mother live there. Pan paste, fish balls, noodle soup, shrimp sauce. The fourth largest island in Fujian province. Gulang island is a tourist attraction. Xiamen is a city of pleasant climate and gentle pace. Come back to Fuzhou. Interior design.

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Sichuan Province About 2514 km from my hometown to Xiamen. Direct bus. By plane to Chengdu and then by bus to Leshan. By train to Chongqing and then change to another train to Ermei; By train to Fuzhou, transfer train to Chengdu, and then change the train to Ermei (or by bus to Leshan) Twice a year, summer and winter holidays. . It’s a place rich in products from the the land! It has the first Buddha in the world - Leshan Giant Buddha, the national 5A scenic area, Ermei Mountain, and it’s the hometown of the famous writer Guo Moruo. Thereare many kinds of delicious food, beautiful views, and it’s a historic city. There’s a pond in front of my house, there’s a large field outside, mountains around my house, the Dadu River next to it. It’s a warm home even though it’s a bit run down. My family, friends, food and the view. It’s a place that only has two seasons, summer and winter, but still you can experience the transformation of the four seasons in one day. It’s a city with always more tourists than locals Return to my hometown. Go back to my hometown, doing business.

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汪志丹 - Wang ZhiDan

Wang YingYing - 王盈盈

林雨婷 - Lin YuTing

He Xi - 何西

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Shanghai. 1043km By train, bus,,car,,bullet train or plane. Twice a year, summer and winter holidays. Urban planning in my hometown is very beautiful. There are high-rise buildings, but personally I feel that the pace of life is too fast, and gives too much pressure for me. My home is located in the suburbs, it’s not so crowded and noisy compared to the urban areas, my home is near a square, surrounded by several commercial streets, it’s usually very lively. My family. It’s a garden city, the slow-pace life is very suitable for living. I feel very comfortable. My parents want me to go back to Shanghai, but I want to stay in Xiamen or go to Hangzhou. I will do interior design work, or work in a shop, such as milk-tea shop or cafe.

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Shaowu, Fujian Province.510.62 km. 11 hours by train or 7 hours by car. Now my home is in Fuzhou, once a year, Summer or Winter holidays. My hometown is in northern Fujian, it’s one of the Eight Houses in northern Fujian , it’s an ancient town, it’s called Iron city, because it is easily defendable. Mum and Dad are divorced, my father is in Fuzhou, my mother is in Xiamen. Relatives,and snacks. Xiamen is very suitable for old people, the happiness index is in the top ten in China. I will stay in Xiamen or return to Fuzhou. I will work in a design firm after graduation, I want to have my own design company when I have enough skill.

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Inner Mongolia 2700 km By plane or train.. Twice a year, summer and winter holidays. Rich resources, sheep, coal, rare earths, methane. 4 people, a second floor apartment. Beef jerky and the dishes my Mum cooked. A Garden City Go home. To do the things I most want to do, interior design.

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The first floor is divided into the hall, kitchen and cubicles. The kitchen area is 26 square meters, the compartment area is 18 square meters, the lobby area is 46 square meters and 17 square meters for the remaining space which is a corridor and hallway. The second floor is divided into the master bedroom and Vice-lying, the master bedroom is 64 square meters, the Vice-lying area is 30 square meters, bathroom, aisle and corridor area are 13 square meters. The third and fourth floor have three rooms on each floor, 31 square meters for each room. The food my grandma cooked, the high school, the studio where we worked before the college entrance examination, and the old court where I played basketball with friends. Xiamen is a place where my first journey was in my childhood. I like the sea, I have a deep affection for Xiamen. It’s very clean, and very beautiful. I prefer to stay here because people here are very warm, it’s a coastal city. There is also Gulangyu Island, the place was called “the nations of the Island”, and the buildings combine the old culture of southern Fujian and European culture. Shenzhen and Hongkong I want to find an interior design firm or studio to work in after graduation, work there for 1 or 2 years, then I would like to move to Shenzhen. I also hope to work and live in Hong Kong if I get a good opportunity. I’ll try to make my dream of travelling around the world come true, someday when I have enough money.

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Poyang County, Shangrao city, Jiangxi Province. About 854.6 km from my hometown to Xiamen. By train, plane or bus. 4 times a year if there’s nothing important happening. Labor Day, Summer and Winter holiday, National Day. It’s the largest freshwater lake in China, a paradise for migratory birds, the original ecological wetland park and it has fish that are unique in the world, such as whitebait, traditional crucian in east Lake, selengensis in Po Lake, fresh dishes in spring etc. and the most natural foods in the world. There are mineral resources such as gold, silver, lead, zinc, coal, and fluorite. Poyang is a large wharf which is the origin point of the maritime Silk Road. It’s a single-storey block, with 4 floors, a 42 square meters courtyard, the total area is149 square meters.

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PeiJia - 裴佳

王鑫焱 - Wang XinYan

Zhao ManYu - 赵曼羽

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 840km. By plane, train, bullet train, bus. 3-4 times a year, summer, winter holiday, and other vacations.. It’s a beautiful place, nice environment, and the people are very warm and generous.. My house is on the top floor of a duplex structure building. I live on the second floor of my house. It’s bright, but it’s tiring to climb the stairs. Various kinds of food, such as hot pot, breakfast buns, noodles and also my sofa at home. Xiamen is a seaside city, I feel people here live a slow-paced life, it is very comfortable here. I will probably stay in Xiamen, I may also go home. I may become a teacher, or open a shop to do my own business.

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Yuncheng city, Shanxi Province. About 1862 km from my hometown to Xiamen. By plane or bus.. Twice a year, summer and winter holidays. There’s a song that describes my hometown: I lived in the Loess Plateau, and strong winds blew the slope, regardless the northwest wind or the northeast winds, that is my song... My parents and I lived together, the climate in my hometown is much dryer than Xiamen and cold in winter, but I love everything there. I miss my parents, friends and the stewed noodles my Mum cooked. It’s a place where I study, it’s possible to work here, it’s beautiful, but it’s not mine. Maybe stay here or go to Beijing, it’s possible that I will go back to home. Earning lots of money without breaking the law.

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It is built in a hillside place in 1990, we can see the entire home as bird’s eye view . External frame of the house is concrete reinforced structure. The second floor with wood floors, but because the technology was not laid out on the second floor, when you’re running the windows are shaking as well. Fresh air, and fresh vegetable. Good for traveling and living Tibet Design job.

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Page 37 Zhang Yue 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1

Wen Zhou, Zhejiang Province. About 521 km from my hometown to Xiamen. By bullet train, plane or bus. 3-4 times a semester Holiday time My hometown is a beautiful place with talented people, good living conditions, high prices, and commercial development. I have a house which is not so big, but I love it, and I’m really happy living there with my Mum I miss my Mum, food, and my boyfriend. I just stay here, I have no special idea about it, sometimes I thought that I can go back to my hometown earlier but at the same time I know I’ll miss Xiamen one day when I return to my hometown. I’ll go back to my hometown First of all I’ll go to a company to gain some experience, at the same time I would like to open my own favourite store after becoming financially independent

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屈日炼 - Qu Rilian

Wuchun village, Youyang town, Xianyou county, Fujian province. By bus. Once a year, Spring Festival. Beautiful environment, with four distinct seasons. Most of the buildings there are the soil house, and the simple folk life. Interview - Home-Work

周赛赢 - Zhou SaiYing

Sun ZhiYong - 孙智勇

张悦 - Zhang Yue

Wu LiRong - 吴丽容

Page 40 Pan DongYuan 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1

Yongchun county, Fujian Province. About 140 km from my hometown to Xiamen. Once a month, for holiday or doing various things at home. My hometown is in Quanzhou, but it’s not on the coast, there are mountains around, It’s silent. There are some Southern Chinese characteristics of feudal customs and superstitions here. My home is in a nice location, by the roadside, opposite my home is a main street, so it is quite convenient. The only downside is that the street intersection runs straight to the door of my home, there is a slope across the street and when I was child a tractor crashed into our home, there was a big hole in the wall. Family, friends and snacks. Xiamen is more suitable for retired old people, it’s a very slow-paced life, it’s not like the fast-pace of some big cities. But personally I feel that Xiamen is not good for young people, because of the slow-paced life, the competitiveness here is not good for young people, they need to go to the big cities to work. The first stop of my travels will be in Tibet. In terms of work, I will stay in stay in Xiamen for two years to learn something, I will leave Xiamen after two years. II will continue with my professional work. But I will only give myself five years to do this. If I don’t find some success with this job, I may give up to find another way. Five years is long, or not long, I will have a different life if I choose another option.

Page 41 Zhang Ye 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2

Zhangping, Fujian Province. 181 km. By train or bus. Twice a year, summer and winter holidays. It’s located in the southwest of Fujian Province, upstream from Jiulong River, it’s a protected forest area in the South and it’s the smallest city in China. I live in a 90 square metre house, it’s located in the city centre. It’s small but very warm, with warm light in the whole room, two bedroomss and a living room. There are three family members in my family. My parents and the dishes my Mum cooked. Clean, green city, fresh air, and raining less. I would like to stay in Xiamen Continue to my own profession. Once my work experience reaches a certain level, I will open my own studio.

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a creek near the building. The Putian braised noodle, and the dishes my Mum cooks. Fresh air, beautiful environment, convenient transportation, higher consumption I Stay in Xiamen. I will work in a job related to my major.

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Nide city, Fujian Province. 3 hours by bullet train. By bus, bullet train or walking, haha.. A few time a year, during vacation. It is a fertile land, the majority of people live from fishing, there are more than 20,000 people in the town. We live on the fourth floor of a building, because my mother is afraid of heights, it’s over 100 square meters, only two people live in my house, I feel that it’s empty Family, food, seafood Clean, beautiful, well-developed I want to stay in Xiamen I’m not sure yet.

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Page 42 Lin LiMin 2 3 4 5 1

Putian city, Fujian Province. About 171 km from my hometown to Xiamen. By bullet train, by bus or by car. 4 times a year, during long holidays. Putian was called “Xinghua” in old times, located in coastal central Fujian Province. Abound with seafood such as: eels, shrimp, crab, and ding-chang fish etc. There are “four fruits” famous in the world: longan, lychee, loquat, pomelo .. It is one of the historical and cultural cities in Fujian Province, it retained Mazu, Puxian Opera, Southern Shaolin and Taoist trinity as representative elements of the cultural heritage . My home is a three-story building with a yard and a well designed by my father twenty years ago, there’s

Interview - Home-Work

Pan DongYuan - 潘冬远

张页 - Zhang Ye

Lin LiMin - 林丽敏

Page 45 Lin JiangMing 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1

Putian city, Fujian province. About 147 km from my hometown to Xiamen. By bullet train, by bus or by bicycle Twice a year, summer and winter holidays. It’s a place with rich seafood, Putian is located in the southern foothills with many fruit trees. There are 8 family members in my family, I have two sisters and a brother, my parents, grandparents and me, my home is in a rural area with fresh air, it’s a good place for summer vacation. Food, my parents and the silence at night. Many people, many cars and many beautiful girls. I don’t know yet I want to be a tour guide, so I can travel everywhere while working.

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Xiamen is my hometown. Bus Twice a month, normally I go home at the weekend. Xiamen is one of the well-known cities in China, it has a good environment, a gentle pace of life not as fast as it is in Beijing and Shanghai. There are five family members at home, we live in a small three-floor house which was built in 1995, it’s a bit far away from downtown, there’s farmland nearby where farmers grow vegetables. The environment there is good, there’s not too much noise or pollution. We have a yard where plants and pets can be kept. The sea in my hometown, Da cuo, seafood, Chinese rice pudding with meat in it, and so on. Great pace of life, nice place for regiment, warm weather, it’s clean and there’s fresh air. Stay in Xiamen. To find a job in Xiamen, most likely a job related to interior design.

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live in the Minnan Historic house where my grandparents lived before, I feel very comfortable there. Home meals, the dishes Xue mother (my mother’s friend) cooked. Xiamen is not so far away from Quanzhou , but it still feels strange I want to go to the north of China, I don’t know why I always want to go to the north but every place in the North I want to go to see. I want to do business to earn money, have my own house, live with people I love. I would like to design my own home,or design houses for my good friends. To have a beautiful thin temperament of a strong woman, and to marry someone and have my own home.

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王晓琦 - Wang XiaoQi

Quanzhou, Fujian Province. 86km 40 minutes by bullet train,22 RMB.1 hour by car Every weekend. My home is a traditional southern Fujian place, most of the people work in producing ceramics. Stone plumbing are famous too. They are all from the private sector, but it’s large scale, the factories feed a lot of people here and migrant workers too but the air pollution is very serious because of those factories . My hometown has a lot of entrepreneurs that created many brands such as seven wolves, Anta, special steps, nine, animal husbandry, Heng Group, Lang jelly and so on. My hometown products tea, every house has tea. My hometown is not a big city, and also doesn’t have beautiful countryside, but between people the human touch is heavy. Many companies are family businesses, there is family, mutual care and helping one another. My home is a building with three-floors with a westernstyle. There’s not too much design, my father designed it, people in my hometown all design houses by themselves. There are orange exterior wall tiles from our own ceramics production, the ceramics we used in our house are all produced by ourselves while the stone is from my uncle’s home production. Our family house is big but very empty, I would like to Interview - Home-Work

林蒋明 - Lin JiangMing

Pan JunWu - 潘俊武

李志昌 - Li ZhiChang

Chen QiuYing - 陈秋英

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Da tian Town,Sanming city, Fujian Province. About 300km from my hometown to Xiamen By bus Twice a year, summer and winter holidays. . Datian is a town of Sanming city in Fujian Province, Datian also was named “Stone city”, it is in the middle of Fujian Province, it’s located on the west side of Daiyun Mountain. I grew up in a typical Chinese family which has three family members, my parents love me very much, they hope I will have a bright future and be successful, they urged my study since I was child. I miss my parents, grandparents, relatives, food and friends. A beautiful island. I’ll stay in Xiamen Stay in Xiamen, work hard, become a designer.

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I was born and grew up in Heilongjiang. It’s at least 3254km away. Train, plane It depends, 2-3 times a year. During summer and winter holidays. People are very frank and warm-hearted, I like them. Beautiful winter. Next to a park. When I was young I always entered the park through the train tracks without a ticket. Food, friends from childhood, family, my head teacher and the play ground.from primary school.. A very clean and green beautiful city, lots of sunshine. Home Go to work, then start my own business.

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Weifang, Shandong 2195km Train, plane Twice a year during summer and winter holidays. It’s a Kite city. Every April has a kite competion, also vegetables, flowers, dinosaurs, jadeware, expos. A lots of famous food, like ChaoTianGuo. Wetland park etc. 140 square meters, three bedrooms and one living room. I live with my Dad and Mum. All home cooked food. Nice air, the environment, a fast city, but I’m not used to the weather here. Home. Find an internship job here and go back to doing entrepreneurial business.

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Page 52 Pang Rui 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2

Baotou, Nei Monggol. I used to take the plane from Xiamen to Beijing, then go back home by train but now there’s a direct airline from Xiamen to Baotou. Usually during the summer and winter holidays The air is not so good, sometime Sand Storms occur. There’s a lot of heavy industry. During summer - big scale grasslands, in winter it’s full of snow. My family consists of my mother and grandparents, we are very happy. Home cooked food and my relatives. It’s full of people, but the environment is well suited for living in. I want to go abroad, to see different worlds. I will probably go to study a masters course in Italy, but there are several other options too.

Interview - Home-Work

Huang JunWei - 黄俊伟

孙宏宇 - Sun HongYu

Sun HongYu - 孙宏宇 - Pang Rui - 庞锐

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Guangyuan city, Sichuan province. About 1357.155km. Bus, train, plane. Now only twice a year during summer and winter It’s a city surrounded by mountains and water, a summer resort. It’s the home town of the only empress Wu Zetian Family members: Parents, sister and me. I live here since moving back from Shenyang in 1996. There are two grape trees in my garden, and many children come to pick grapes when they become ripe Hot pot. Steamed pork with rice flour. Xiamen is a seaside city. Hot weather. With a sea breeze blowing drink some coffee, really enjoyable, but the sea wind can make your skin dark. The food here is a bit sweet, I don’t get used to it. I plan to go abroad to get a masters degree. I want to continue studying. I’d like to learn architecture, so I want to go to other countries to visit and study. I’m determined to follow this dream.

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Taiyuan, Shanxi, 2565km Train, bullet train, plane. Summer and winter holidays, each holiday is one month. It’s the capital of Shanxi province, a centre of politics, economy, science and technology, culture and information in Shanxi. There are a lots of scenic spots, eg, TianLongShan rock cave,etc. I live on the 29th of floor whitch overlooks the night scenes of the city with my parents and brother, we are very sweet. The food and weather (four distinct seasons). Sea garden, good for seniors. Xiamen Interior design and at the same time further study

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魏婷婷 - Wei TingTing

Zhoucun District, Zibo city, Shandong Province 2084 Km Bus, plane and train Twice. Summer and winter holidays. Zhoucun, named “the first village in the world”. Famous for business, since the Ming dynasty it has flourished. Big old business streets full of silk and silver are the proof of it’s prosperity. The famous ghost novel writer Pu Songling taught here for 33 years, and during that time he wrote the brilliant novel ‘Liao zhai zhi yi’. It’s 156 square meters with 3 bedrooms and 2 living rooms. Simple in style in general. Through the entrance, to the left is the living room and bedrooms, the balcony is made out of glass and very bright in the daytime. Facing you is the dining room, going further is the kitchen. To the right is free space and a bathroom. The reading room is at the back of the dining room, it’s more quiet I miss the food my Mum cooks, for example cococola chicken and dumplings etc. I miss the weather of my hometown, which is not as humid as Xiamen. Xiamen is a slow city, good for travelling, delicate and with a retro trend. Beach, clouds, egret, relaxed and satisfied. Xiamen, a flourishing scene of prosperity, there is gentle Sanjiaomei (Xiamen city flower) in spring and passionate Feng Huang Hua in summer. Although many commercial spaces and the economy developed, the traffic system is still not so good. I will go home. Interior design. I will study and work for a professional design company, gain experience and after that open a company by myself.

Interview - Home-Work

姜璐璐 - Jiang LuLu

Cao Qing - 曹青

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Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, 2932 km. About 1357.155km. Plane, train. Twice a semester, during vacations. A beautiful and fertile place, nice environment, less pollution. National characteristics are lots of speciality foods and people are very warm-hearted and simple. A normal apartment in a building. I live with my parents, it’s very sweet. Food and the feeling of hometown, family and friends. It’s very relaxed, a fun and touristic city, a bit of a bourgeoisie feeling, very nice. I want to travel. Work.

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Bazhong city, Sichuan province. 2424 km far away. Bus, train, plane. Few. Once a year. My home town is next to Sichuan Basin, a mounts of mountains and water. We have four distinct seasons, we are dominated by agriculture and with very nice landscape. The original house is in the village, old wooden house. But now we live in the town, it is a modern building. The most impressed thing is nice food and the river from the valley. Beautiful city with the sea which is my favourite. Walk on the beach, enjoy the sea breeze and sunshine is the most romantic thing Stay in Xiamen. Will do my design, but my dream is to open a hotel in the future

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程丽宇 - Cheng LiYu

Ningbo city, Zhejiang Province By train, air plane, take a passenger bus, by car Four times a year/ Summer vacation, Winter vacation, Labor Day and National Holiday Ningbo is a seaport city in the northeast of Zhejiang province. Holding sub-provincial administrative status and separate state-planning status as of the 2012 census. The municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhavitants. 3,089,180 of whom reside in the urban area which comprises 6 districts. It lies south of the HangZhou Bay, facing the east China Sea to the east. Ningbo borders Shaoxing to the west and Taizhou to the south and is separated from Zhoushan by a narrow body of water. My home in the urban areas. It’s High-rise apartment. It’s on the 17th floor. When I sat by the window I can enjoy the distant landscape. Usually only my mum to live at home. My father must work in HangZhou on weekdays. Maybe the home appears to be relatively deserted. But it’s still a favourite place where I miss the most. Because when I need a break, it’s the best harbour to my heart. Food, parents,friends,building, shopping mall. A special feeling in my mind…… Temporary residence. For some different experiences. Go home or study abroad, maybe Italy(Milan), America (Yale) Study abroad or to obtain graduate of Xiamen University. Maybe I’ll open a studio.

Interview - Home-Work

贺丽娟 - He LiJuan

Wang YingZhi - 王瑛之

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潘薇 - Pan Wei

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