Personal Ads in Subway Stations Across China

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Exploring the trend of individuals posting personal advertisements in various Chinese cities' subway stations for job opportunities, romantic connections, and friendships, leading to unexpected community engagement and real-world connections. Comparisons are drawn between subway ads and social media as networking tools, discussing the randomness of audience reach in subway ads and the unique public art aspect of this phenomenon.

There was a time when people made public announcements in newspapers, about marriage, death, or apologies. Today, not that many people still read the newspaper, but the subway stations are often packed and reading or watching advertisements can be a not-so-bad pastime before one's arrival. Recently, subway stations in a number of Chinese cities have started taking requests from individuals, for dating opportunities and even job-hunting. / Motivational Monday (19:55)! On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Li Yi