Yang's frustration over his life as a migrant (移民) is shared by many other graduates that have moved into big cities.Together they have come to be called the “ant tribe”,a term created by Chinese sociologists to describe the struggles of young migrants,who,armed with their diplomas,flood to big cities in the hope of a better life only to put up with lowpaying jobs and poor living conditions.They share every similarity with ants.They live in colonies in crowded areas. They're intelligent and hardworking,yet unknown and underpaid.The term,sociologists have said,also reflects their helplessness in a world governed by the law of the concrete jungle - only the strongest survive.
A survey in Ant Tribe II found nearly 30 percent of the “ants” are graduates of famous key universities— almost three times the percentage of 2009.Most have degrees in popular majors,such as medicine,engineering,economics and management.In addition,7.2 percent of the “ants” have at least a master's degree compared to 1.6 percent in 2009.Most said the economic recovery did not really improve their financial situations,and 66 percent said their incomes fell short of their expectations,the survey also found.
For two years,Lian Si,a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Chinese and Global Affairs of Peking University,who has studied the phenomenon,led a team of more than 100 graduate students to follow the groups in university towns like Beijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou,Wuhan and Xi'an.Lian evaluates the total population of the “ant community” in major cities at one million across China,with about 100,000 found in Beijing alone.Lian predicts that an increasingly challenging job market will see the ant tribe growing further in number.Another 6.3 million graduates are expected to join migrant workers and other job hunters in what promises to be a fierce labour competition.
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