Ten Hong Kong activists, refusing to let the Japanese government foil their plan, jumped into the tumultuous sea with the intention to swim for a while to assert the Chinese sovereignty. However, tragedy happened. To transport residents up and down these twenty some-story buildings, there are usually elevators. However, to reduce tear and wear, oftentimes only one of the two elevators is in operation, and an elevator conductor will do the button-pushing for you. In some buildings, the operating rules can be very complicated.
Residents have to remember the rules well to avoid waiting in vain.
The elevator conductors, divided into several shifts, work from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., with a lunch break. During the off hours, the elevator service simply stops, and if a resident on the twenty-fourth floor happens to be arriving home late, then, sorry, please use the stairs. One third of the sixty thousand taxis in Beijing are vans. They are called miandi . The connection lies in the shape of a van, which looks like a loaf of bread to the Chinese eyes.