A safe home away from home for young aspiring actresses
Inside the 9-square-meter room stood two bunk beds, and every corner was filled with racks of clothes, books and all sorts of sundries. An old lady rose from a bed and motioned for the girl to rest on it. The lady, Ma Junzhen, 60, is "granny". For about 15 years, hundreds of aspiring applicants for the Central Academy of Drama have come to stay with her. More...
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