A video posted by an English-language Chinese blog, Beijing Cream, captured the morning rush hour at the Xierqi subway station. Brace yourselves.
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The blog's writer, Anthony Tao, explained that the gates and staircases to reduce congestion were sometimes not enough. He described it thusly:
"For you see, in China, sometimes there are simply too many goddamn people."
A photo of the station was also shared on Twitter.
Photo of people standing in line at Xierqi Station in Beijing, glad I don't have to make that commute again
Joe Xu
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Photo of people standing in line at Xierqi Station in Beijing, glad I don't have to make that commute again
