Urban management officer Yu is a slight man, bespectacled, gentle in manner, and slow and deliberate in speech. Though he’s in his 40s, he looks 10 years younger. He never wears a uniform, but everyone who makes a living on this street knows exactly who he is. The stretch of Lumo Road he patrols stretches less than 2 kilometers. Normally, walking from one end to the other takes just 20 minutes, but each trip usually takes Yu over an hour. Dealing with vendors encroaching on the roadway is time-consuming.
søndag 28. september 2025
Street Theater: How ‘Chengguan’ and Vendors Play Their Roles
Every morning at 8 a.m., Yu Zhong crosses the fence at Optics Valley International Plaza onto the pedestrian bridge spanning Lumo Road. This marks the start of the daily cat-and-mouse game between the urban management officers and street vendors here, one in which Yu is indisputably the main player.
Urban management officer Yu is a slight man, bespectacled, gentle in manner, and slow and deliberate in speech. Though he’s in his 40s, he looks 10 years younger. He never wears a uniform, but everyone who makes a living on this street knows exactly who he is. The stretch of Lumo Road he patrols stretches less than 2 kilometers. Normally, walking from one end to the other takes just 20 minutes, but each trip usually takes Yu over an hour. Dealing with vendors encroaching on the roadway is time-consuming.
Urban management officer Yu is a slight man, bespectacled, gentle in manner, and slow and deliberate in speech. Though he’s in his 40s, he looks 10 years younger. He never wears a uniform, but everyone who makes a living on this street knows exactly who he is. The stretch of Lumo Road he patrols stretches less than 2 kilometers. Normally, walking from one end to the other takes just 20 minutes, but each trip usually takes Yu over an hour. Dealing with vendors encroaching on the roadway is time-consuming.
