Beggars are part of life in China. Foreigners tend to have somewhat different opinions whether you should or should not give. Is the beggar king raking it in, are they pretending?
It doesn’t really matter to me. In the end of the day a couple of Renminbis is easy to spare, even if it is not 100% clear where it will end up.
I just read that some smart asses tried an online version. The site has been closed down now and they only made 200 Renminbi in 46 days.
That is pretty poor begging ’cause the street will definitely generate more
Source: Shanghai Daily – Link
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