Racquet Town - China

[mzrealm]

Stephen, the reason you kept losing is because your serve was above the waist. It's not tennis! :P

[HumanRightsVideosT]

No doubt someone makes a killing out of the racket business.

Hopefully one day the workers in China will get a fair share of the profits.

[stringerjax]

my question is, how do they pull tension in the strings?

[mzrealm]

@stringerjax They are the $10 rackets you see in shops like Walmart, they're intended for kids and casual players at outdoor parties - not advanced players. I would guess you get about 8 pounds max. I'm sure it would be a blessing if these villagers had actual stringing machines.

[fomiz]

"Can we film you doing you work because we think it's interesting?", "No you can't!". I would have said the same thing. LOL.

L0ving the sound effect coming from them when they play badminton at the end, sounds so funny. "e yuh", "yah!"

[andtapes]

It is slavery labor, so bye racquets from China!!!

[polygamous1]

2: communism? extreme capitalism more like it i still believe Europe the UK spacially to be among the fairest nations on earth n the British a really fair n just race of people

[jerrywu78]

lol! those racket frames are gonna break soon =S without machine, to "hold" the frame, the frame can crack during the process of stringing :P

[sfriendshipz]

i would love to travel there and play badminton with them, simply peaceful =D

[obuchikichiro]

i wish i can play dat badminton again highschool badminton is too intense LOL

[Steward5732]

excellent town discovery. A lot of people in developing world need to survive, so every pennies are count

[lesmcluffalot]

Kewlios

[lastnymleft]

"It's not boring. I'm learning to be patient."

What a wonderful attitude to have. Some people can find the good in anything. Good for her!

[polygamous1]

yes they are very peaceful people never even seen anyone geting upset at their spring festival n yet it was untold numbers there u can accually walk in the parks n the streets anytime day or night in total safety they have wonderful customs n respect everybody BUT i feel troubles are in the pipeline they are now very capitalist some pay up to a £1000 for a feast in top restaurants the BBC yet chinese villagers some "earn as little as £30 year scratching a living from what they grow

[Shamim4U]

He keeps saying they are making racquets, but they are just re-stringing racquets, not making them!

[lastnymleft]

"He keeps saying they are making racquets, but they are just re-stringing racquets, not making them!"

The manufacturer makes the frames, and these people put the strings in. The whole process being "making" them. They've never been strung before, so can't be "re-strung".

[fomiz]

LMAO

[jimmyjamesWang]

@lastnymleft, the factorys are in sub-urban Zhenjiang cities, very close to Longmen.