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The secret world of beggars A young student's research into Shanghai's begging phenomenon'has uncovered telling insights into the lives of those who beg for money The lives of local beggars are not as bad as people usually think, according to a 17- earold female student who has conducted 265 interviews with beggars on the streets of Shanghai. Huang Yan has just completed an in-depth report about the socalled "begging phenomenon" in the city. Huang, a student of grade two at No.2 High School of East China Normal University, spent almost all her free time over the past eight months interview...