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(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2013-10-22 10:03Zhang Xiyuan, a young man in Beijing bought a 230-square-meter villa in Hebei province, neighboring the capital, to escape soaring housing prices, Beijing Youth Daily reported.
But he discovered the grueling journey to work - a round trip of 140 kilometers a day - was too much and now only goes home during the weekend.
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