Where Beijing's 'bottom of society' live 

"Boss, here's wishing you great success with your business." "No need, no need, we're all brothers." Man, that's love right there.

Legal or illegal, this dude have a heart made of solid Chinese gold.

It was so heartwarming when he said “I don’t want them to be sad. I will arrange this meal every lunar new year for them because we are like family”

This is probably the most beautiful illegal thing ever.

What a humble guy. His vision to help people didn't change after all this time.

The sad thing is that having a roof over your head at an affordable price is considered “illegal” now.

I think the hardest part of this group of people is not just being poor, but being poor while watching surrounding environment developing and people around you getting richer and richer. This applies to any other countries as well. Poor itself is nit the saddest part.

Poverty is perfectly legal, but having an affordable place to clean, sleep, and eat is becoming more and more illegal all around the world.

These man shouldn't be categorised as the "bottom of society" because they are hard working and trying to make a better life. They are not murderers or thiefs.

As poor as they might be, they still have some of the biggest hearts around.

"THESE HOSTELS ARE ILLEGAL" *proceeds to expose the man, the place, and the people living there*

What an amazing guy. Giving them that dinner so they’re not stuck in the Hostel. Never been so happy about something illegal lol

This type of people is what really makes the world a better place.

Being poor is expensive.

This video is making me cry. My family was considered lower class when it was back in the 2000s. We had a rental apartment even it was small. My grandma had to carry me from the 1st floor all the way up to the 6th. I cried a lot when I was a baby. The neighbor next door could not stand it so they slashed my dad's tires. As he mentioned, having a car back in the 2000s in Beijing was a huge deal. I wanted McDonald's or KFC once I cannot recall. That's the only time my mother said no to me to food because my mother did not have any money (She took me and ran away for a little while since my dad had violence issues. But he is a complete role model father now.). Then later in my life when I could actually remember things (5 or 6 years old). We bought 2 studios (2004-2005) and it costed us around 1.2 mil RMB in total. You can't really do currency exchange when it comes to income. Our bottle of water is 1 RMB and in the US it's around 1 dollar. So yes, you can say it cost us 1.2 mil dollars back in 2005, 2006. Just for 2 studios. It is insanely expensive to live in Beijing. We kept paying off our loan until 2008. The Beijing Olympics really helped my dad's business so we were able to pay off the rest of our studios. We moved shortly after (My first year in middle school). The apartment was between the 3rd and the 4th "ring". (FYI Beijing is built into rings. Ring "Zero" is where the old king lived and Tiananmen square is near there. The more inner you go, the more expensive the houses are). I thought my family was doing fine since we own 2 apartments that have 3 bedrooms, a huge living room, and a huge kitchen. And each of them is worth more than 10 mil. Until my classmates started to "compare" with each other. And they would brag about their family. Makeup something even they don't own it. (This is bad competition. If your family is poorer than theirs, they are gonna look down on you. I still do not know where they got their pride from, I mean it is their parent's money. Not theirs.) One person I know who truly has that kind of money is my childhood friend. His younger sister and I went to the same kindergarten. We lost contact during elementary school. I skipped a year and got into the same class with him. And we figured out that we lived 5 mins away from each other. His family just moved to the hugest house you can ever imagine. 3 floors house with 2 garages. Huge front yard and back garden. BMWs, Rose Royces... The house is worth more than 100 mils. I thought my family was poor, yet I see poorer people than my family. I thought my family was wealthy, yet I see wealthier people than my family. My father has 8 siblings. He was born in 1971. In a small village. We were so poor that our family doesn't have a lot of generations. When other families had 5 generations in 1 century, we had maybe 3 because we couldn't afford it. I get called "uncle" or "great uncle" by some 60 years old dude if I go back to my village. My father was laughed at when he said he wanted to be a millionaire. Yet he is the only one out of the entire village who succeeds. And all of his brothers and their kids are working for him now. I do not consider my family is "rich" anymore since I have seen a lot and been through a lot. It is not my family that isn't wealthy, it's just we are wealthy because we got a chance to be. And we are "wealthy" compared to other families. My father is just like this guy in the video. He gave almost 7000 people a job. Yet he donated all of our cleaning supplies when covid hit everyone unexpectedly last year. I know that I want to become someone like this guy in the video, someone like my dad who is always helping others.

The worst thing isn't being poor, the worst thing is feeling poor. Those men have themselves, like brothers, if others treat you with respect you forget you're poor. That's the reason people want to have money and properties, to be treated with respect, in a lovely way. That's all we need. Respect, being accepted and loved. Of course, we have basic material needings like food and refuge. But if we feel ourselves loved it makes poverty bearable.

i was born in beijing, i know what life is like for them, stay strong everyone, life is not easy.

I would pay this dude to be my boss. No one will ever be as nice as this guy

He is a great guy I wish him much luck and hope he continues helping those he does and he and them prosper and grow

He said “混吃等死” which means a status of a person had enough food and drinks then waits for dying. It is a meaningless status for most of Chinese, we feel shameful for just satisfying a life like that. That’s why so many people are willing to have a try in 1st tier cities.

Survival should never be considered "illegal" under any circumstance.

He could teach the Chinese government a thing or two about communism

I lost 20 us dollars today, but i didn't even care that much. 20 dollars is worth 134 yuan A man like him probably can't even make 100 yuan in a week. This makes me think about privileged we are. Anyone who has food on their table and a bed to sleep on should be gateful af.

5:25 : The Gangs : "Boss, here wishing you great success for your bussiness." That Man : "No Need, No need, we are all brothers..." (That line really melt my heart and drop my tears...)

They are poor now, but they are fighting for a better life. This hostel is just their starting point.

"No need, no need, we're all brothers" 😀🙂😖😭😭😭

"No, no, no, don't say that. We're all brothers...." What a heartwarming word. I hope he is doing ok now

This guy is so nice bro. He'd make a great leader and father too. His devotion to his family is very admirable. Hope his and his family's life improves.

This guy is my hero. Living in poverty, having difficulties making ends meet and still finding the strenght to smile and organize a new year's eve dinner for the people living there? That's unadultered kindness right there. Mad respect

My wish for them all is to find contentment in their lives. I’ve taught many Chinese students English over the years. Wonderful, warm people with an incredible work ethic. They treated me like a queen as I was their teacher....in truth they taught me much more...about tenacity, determination and hard work. I salute all my Chinese brothers and sisters

Even under such adverse conditions, still managed to keep up a dignified appearance. Respect!

He,,is the BEST SIDE OF CHINA,,,..most probably one of the many,that quietly help the migrant workers..,well done young man,they will remember you forever.

“No need, no need, we’re all brothers” Love this man’s humbleness ❤️

no matter how hard life it is, everyone need to celebrate Chinese new year as a family. this quote did influenced me. thank you a lot.

Bruhh i just cried so hard, we need more people like this in the world. His kind of spirit is beautiful and nurturing.. He even said it was important for everyone to celebrate “like a family”, even if it’s just one day out of the day. Dude that’s when i lost it 😭 he has the same kind of heart as my momma Missing you so bad mama RIP 💕

It's people like this that kept my tiny smidgen of hope for humanity. Let's all put our differences aside and do stuff that actually matters.

"They can't go back home." I can't imagine how hard is that. Thinking it only breaks my heart.

He seems like such a nice guy with a heart of gold but sadly must live like this. There are areas like this in the US too. Hope he never gives up and will live a happy life soon. This is so sad. Those who are rich and live in luxury are often blind to the suffering of others. He is an inspiration to so many others who want to give up. This truly reminds me of life in the Bay Area in SF. Many are becoming homeless due to the extremely high cost of living.

What a great living example of compassion over greed. May this young man receive many blessings for his desire to help those the government describe as "the bottom dwellers of society". Stay safe and be well. ✌👍

The hostels should not be illegal. He is providing a urgently required service for workers who are vulnerable to con artists

What a legend of a man. To never forget the struggles he came from and to lift others rather than putting them down. Not enough people like him in this world.

Almost 20 yrs ago I was taught that Food shelter and clothes are essential human rights. How can a rooming house be illegal?

It's nice to know this guy hosts these big dinner rooms with all of his clients in his hostel, strong example of brotherhood

I used to think that as technology improved, the standard of living would rise and eventually poverty would be eliminated because it would become so easy and cheap to obtain necessities and so little work would be needed to sustain that. I thought things would become like the Jetsons, where George Jetson's entire job was just to press a button that started the automated factory and yet him and everyone else were given everything they could need, because, why not? That fictionalized society produced so much that there was no reason to horde wealth anymore and the minimum standard of living and labor was more than enough for people to live comfortably. Now that I'm more experienced, I understand that the eventual result will never be that, instead it will be more like the movie Elysium. Technology will improve and the resources to help everyone will exist, but those resources will be purposefully kept away and taken away from most of society and horded by a smaller and smaller group at the top. Poverty will exist through artificial means. Technology was supposed to make life easier and bring the bottom of society up, but instead due to the greed of those in power, technology is instead used to replace the poor. It used to be that the wealthy needed the poor for service, labor, and commerce, but increasing automation has reduced that demand and effectively made the poor and middle class worth LESS to the wealthy. Eventually they won't need us anymore and will cast most of the world aside while they rule from a paradise like gods while we fight each other for their scraps. Poverty doesn't have to exist anymore, but it will be made to exist and slowly made more severe. After all, the wealthy won't feel as special or important if the standard of living gets too high.

"this is illegal" *Posts Footage of Illegal Act Online*

What a wonderful person

The world needs more people like this man here. Someone give him an award

This is so beautiful, the heart this man has...what a wonderful person he is.

Poverty is an issue that every country struggles with. It's my hope that at some point in the very far future, it can be eliminated entirely. Heh. Even if it does happen, I won't live to see it.

This guy is a legend. He will be remembered by those he has helped and his name will not be forgotten.

“What do you mean you weren’t born on a family of middle class?”, is essentially what the government is saying

I’m not the emotional type, but to see someone like this exist can really make you cry. Bless this guy.

At the end of the day, we are all human! Lets spread love and kindness to make a better world!

i don't know why this made me cry. I think its because he inspired me to have dignity even in poverty.

This one hits close to home. I spent my first 2 months in Beijing living in a place like this. The guy is right. As long as you're willing to work hard, you can make something of yourself in this city. Best choice I ever made in my life.

I'm heartbroken but am so happy he stays and makes them feel like family... I want to help too :( I wish after all these videos, they'd open a go fund me. Imagine the financial support they'd all be able to split to give them a fresh start.

Such love is shown for this young man. He’s surrounded by brothers who he sees as family.

Wow I am actually shaken by how amazing this man is. A heart of pure gold.

I wonder how him and his hotel family are doing in the wake of the pandemic.

What a beautiful story! What a beautiful soul! 新年快乐🎈🎉🍾️

Is there a follow up with them? Wondering how they are doing.

That’s humanity right there. I’m sure there’s a lot more of that going on than we’ll actually ever know.

I truly respect the Chinese. Hardworking people. They know true hardship and rise above it. It's awesome!

A housing shortage yet thousands upon thousands of finished apartments sit empty in huge complexes in Beijing surrounded by locked fences!

I truly appreciate and respect his vision and how he genuinely wants to help others, who are in need, same as he was a few years ago..

I admire his generosity and genuine heart to his kind. Long live and more blessings to come brother!

Dont say "we need more people like him in this world". Say "I will be like him in this world". Peace.

dayum!...i was in beijing in 2000 and the population was about 12M. they've added another 10M in not even 20 years. 😳

Yet another reminder that all we truly have is each other

I live in San Francisco and becoming homeless capital of the bay area.

What a kind soul is he. Many blessings upon those his kindness blesses as they struggle for life and meaning.

like a family, like brothers ....explains a lot. Inspiring

During my studies in Beijing for two years, my sister, mother, and I lived under a secure roof of a relatively affluent apartment complex in the Korean neighbourhood of Wangjing. I can’t imagine the scenes these people have to go through - same city, but completely different circumstances and atmosphere. The hostel owner has a heart made out of literal 24K gold. When I get rich in the future, I will definitely take the time to support people and families like these. 你们太厉害！加油！！

Yeah this is probably around the 大兴 district, the vast majority of them are 外省人 (people from other provinces). This also means if they have children, they can’t send them to Beijing high schools as they aren’t allowed to take their middle school graduation exams in Beijing. But there are a few charity schools like dandelion middle school that allow them to study there for very low school fees, but they still have to go back to their hometown for the exams which are slightly different in every province. That’s why I try to volunteer their every summer for their English summer camp, trying to give them just that little bit more hope

Theres makeshift homes and hostels in every country, unfortunately many people cant afford rent costs

And here I live in Norway. Everyone complains.. This touched my heart so much. What a champ

I now know an Asians strength, over whelming kindness, it's unlike any show of kindness I've seen anywhere else in the world.

The "commercial" before this ad was rent a yacht, live the high life.

Maybe bottom of the society but top when it comes to character and dedication.

We need guys like him across the world

This video really touched me. I speak Mandarin and I would love to get in touch with his person.

This was so touching. Your kindness can never be repaid.

the amount of respect and admiration i have for this dude is infinite.

It’s cruel to call these people the “bottom of society”. Maybe they’re at the bottom financially, but being poor is better than being a criminal. That’s who’s at the bottom of society, not the poor.

Everyday i play this video, again and again. To give me courage.

I remember South Korea SEOUL also had a documentary like this. This happens everywhere.i guess what matters is theres still hope and a future for them. Blessed to be in Singapore.

Never seen so.many people eating at one round table.

I really give this guy a best of luck, I pray that this guy will grow in future

At the beginning the boss looks young and ordinary, like not in a million years would I have guessed he manages cheap illegal hostels out of the kindness of his heart. Great story, brilliantly presented.

i just want to go to this guy and give him $1000 for being so humble

I like this guy, type of person I could easily relate to , he is not selfish and full of greed, a rarity indeed. The very best blessing for him and his prayers and dreams.

Don't worry. At least you are living in a Country which is safe and has a lot of Work Opportunities. I wish you success.

"But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed."

A true diamond! When the guys say "Lets cheers the Boss" he fervently says "no, we're brothers!". Simply Wow!!

I'm working on my farm trying to make atleast $1200 a year so for a month I spend $10 for 20GB internet, $20 for 10 kg rice and $60 carton tuna and $10 to the Church. Picking tomatoes and cabbages, etc from my farm. If you ask me, people struggling in the city are the real poor people.

l feel like this is the same for most big cities in the world

The hostel owner seems like a very genuine and selfless person 🥺

Second tier cities in China are rapidly expanding. They are like Beijing 10 years ago. Might provide better opportunity there.

There will be no poor people if the country is governed by people like him.

$667 dollars a month for a place to live in America is a blessing!!!!!!