The government asked the residents to clean the roads, the pits and their household garbage after it snowed. Some also volunteered at the neighboring elderly homes, welfare homes, churches and childcare centers for free.
The City Hall wanted to encourage that behavior because, as a Chinese saying goes, the world is full of love. This was the dream of the New York mayor.
The police supervised the people sentenced to community service. For those people, doing community work was a real punishment.
It was a sunny day in autumn, and Qin Guan was in Qu's car. He was wearing a black hoodie and some LEE jeans, and there was a small tool set by his feet. His team included a cameraman and some social workers.
Their first stop was a school library. In America, senior students had to help their juniors with their homework for free.
Qin Guan entered the library. There was no applause. The kids were all too busy struggling with their exercises.
