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Waste Not-Want Not

2008-09-17VALERIESARTOR

Beijing Review 2008年37期

VALERIE SARTOR

The wit and resourcefulness of the Chinese people never cease to amaze me. Yesterday, one of the small pouch zippers on my ex- pensive but well-used backpack broke as I opened it to retrieve my sunglasses and wal-let. Immediately, I began wondering where to go and how much it would cost to buy a new one. I needed this backpack for my daily sojourns and for grocery shopping.