Analysis: Shandong postcard: big changes sweep rural China

"A cheery woman about 50 tending a potato field said she earns 40 yuan ($6.15) a day. It's not a king's ransom, but it's nearly twice as much as she was getting three years ago. At the side of the field stands her electric bike, a must-have for those with money to spare for the first time."

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