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Oldest barber lives on razor's edge

By Zheng Jinran | China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-16 07:53

Oldest barber lives on razor's edge

Zhao Zhanbing, 84, who is thought to be the oldest barber in China, shaves a regular client at a county fair market near Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei province, on Jan 29. Zheng Jiran / for China Daily

SHIJIAZHUANG - A man lies in a decrepit deck chair with his eyes closed while an old man standing behind him jerks a razorblade up toward his throat. But rather than a gore flick scene, this close-shave situation is merely the traditional way of getting groomed in China - that is, by a barber.

Oldest barber lives on razor's edge

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