Modernity has come to the aid of homeless people of Qianmen in the somewhat unlikely figure of Zhang Shihe, a 55-year-old blogger. For the last year and a half he has used the Internet to raise awareness of the plight of the neighbourhood's homeless, many of which are migrants from the countryside. Zhang started blogging 5 years ago to publicize injustices he witnessed on Beijing's back streets or in China's countryside. He recruited help from 10 web-savvy volunteers and solicited donations on his blog and is careful with his postings as some have already been caught by the Web censors. Zhang keeps his residents focused on the goal of sustainability. Instead of encouraging hawkers to leave the steets, volunteers are buying them carts so they can sell more goods. Full story here.