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A migrant worker rests his head on his construction hat and a soft-drink bottle as he sleeps in front of a construction site in central Beijing, China on May 27. Over the past decades, China's economic boom has largely been built on cheap labor and excessive use of resources. But a new generation of migrant workers demanded higher pay and better treatment, which adds to labor costs at home, Xinhua News Agency reported.

Sleep offers an escape amidst the clatter of Beijing

As he sleeps in front of an unreal vision of blue skies and fluffy clouds, I wonder if this migrant worker dreams of a bucolic life far from the Chinese capital.

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