China on the move: Reporter sees China on the move

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Reporter Liu Ming has spent a month travelling across China. He's spoken to people from towns, cities and farms to examine the many different aspects of their lives. In this report, he tells us their hopes and concerns as the People's Republic of China turns 60 on October the first.

From China's southern Hainan Province to northernl Henan Province, My cameraman and I flew across five provinces and visited 8 cities, covering more than 10,000 kilometers. I don't remember how many taxis we took and how many times we carried our equipment. We were constantly planning or were actually on our way to somewhere new. Finally we arrived in Beijing after the exhausting but thought-provoking journey.

Along the way, we focused on the changes, challenges, reforms and conflicts China witnessed during the past decades. While in Shenzhen, the frontline of China's opening up to the outside world, a couple told us how they benefited from the vast transformation of Shenzhen from a poor fishing village into a skyscraping-studded modern city.

Another couple we met in the city of Haikou showed deep concerns about the conflicts between the livelihood of local residents and protection of our marine resources. They continually show alarming images from their camera they have captured the past decade. The pictures show that we humans are in danger if we continue to damage our living environment.

However, China's social environment and international status has seen great changes. China experienced a severe brain drain in the 1990's, but now an increasing number of overseas Chinese are returning either to settle or for career development. The reason is simple.