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8th February 2013, 02:40 PM
Don't pick it up, it's my whole salary! Worker's desperate plea after his ENTIRE wage blows away and passers-by grab all they can
Worker dropped notes as he crossed street after visiting Shanghai bank
Drivers and pedestrians grabbed all the 31-year-old's money
The impoverished migrant worker had planned to spend it on visiting home
Police found him crying on his knees in the street
By Emma Reynolds (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Emma+Reynolds)
PUBLISHED: 10:59 GMT, 8 February 2013 | UPDATED: 19:14 GMT, 8 February 2013
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA8A4000005DC-72_306x423.jpg Devastated: Xiaoliang Qin, 31, said he would not be able to visit home after losing most of his money
A Chinese worker who dropped his entire annual salary at a road crossing on a windy day watched in horror as passers-by scooped up his cash (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2275516/Dont-pick-salary-Workers-desperate-plea-ENTIRE-wage-blows-away-passers-grab-can.html#).
Xiaoliang Qin, 31, a migrant worker from the impoverished Anhui province, had withdrawn his year's cash at a Shanghai bank and planned to spend it on a trip back home.
But while crossing a busy intersection, the courier dropped the bag containing 18,000 yuan (£1,800), sending 100-yuan notes blowing across the street.
Motorists and pedestrians grabbed handfuls of notes as Mr Qin screamed at them that it was all he had.
A passer-by was hit by a car and injured his leg in the chaos.
'I was there shouting, "Don't pick it up! It is my whole year's salary! I need it for the New Year!",' said Mr Qin, according to a report in China Daily (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-02/04/content_16199782.htm).
The only people who handed any money back were three sanitation workers, Mr Qin told the Shanghai Morning Post, leaving him with just 3,700 yuan (£377).
He called the police, who arrived to find the courier crying on his knees at the intersection.
'I cannot celebrate New Year without my money,' he said afterwards. 'You people who own cars, how can you stop and take my money?'
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA85B000005DC-911_634x286.jpg CCTV: The migrant worker is seen crossing the road after withdrawing all his cash at a Shanghai bank
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA860000005DC-947_634x329.jpg Shock: The money flies out of his hands in the wind and 100-yuan notes scatter over the busy intersection
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA817000005DC-256_634x329.jpg Thrilled: Excited pedestrians and motorists rush to pick up the cash as Mr Qin shouts at them to stop
VIDEO: Migrant worker's horror as his salary blows away Play Video http://video.dailymail.co.uk/video/1418450360/2013/02/1418450360_2150340175001_vs-5114bd5ae4b03a55db2e48f8-1679485671001.jpg?pubId=1418450360
Shanghai police contacted two car owners seen on CCTV picking up money to tell them to return it.
He had intended to travel (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2275516/Dont-pick-salary-Workers-desperate-plea-ENTIRE-wage-blows-away-passers-grab-can.html#) home with his 83-year-old father, a street cleaner, by night bus.
But happily for Mr Qin, his plight invoked the generosity of more than 300 users of Weibo, China's version of Twitter, who offered to help fund his trip home for the Spring Festival, according to Shanghai TV.
The migrant worker has now recovered around 7,800 yuan (£796).
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA8BC000005DC-913_634x328.jpg Scrum: One passer-by was hit by a car and injured his leg in the fight to get the notes
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA84D000005DC-175_634x286.jpg Gone: The Chinese worker was left with just over £300 after bystanders ran away with most of the money
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA8AD000005DC-435_634x321.jpg Police found Mr Qin crying in the road - but internet users have now donated much of the cash he needs
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Wind blows man's savings away in Shanghai|Society|chinadaily.com.cn (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-02/04/content_16199782.htm)
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Worker dropped notes as he crossed street after visiting Shanghai bank
Drivers and pedestrians grabbed all the 31-year-old's money
The impoverished migrant worker had planned to spend it on visiting home
Police found him crying on his knees in the street
By Emma Reynolds (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Emma+Reynolds)
PUBLISHED: 10:59 GMT, 8 February 2013 | UPDATED: 19:14 GMT, 8 February 2013
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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA8A4000005DC-72_306x423.jpg Devastated: Xiaoliang Qin, 31, said he would not be able to visit home after losing most of his money
A Chinese worker who dropped his entire annual salary at a road crossing on a windy day watched in horror as passers-by scooped up his cash (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2275516/Dont-pick-salary-Workers-desperate-plea-ENTIRE-wage-blows-away-passers-grab-can.html#).
Xiaoliang Qin, 31, a migrant worker from the impoverished Anhui province, had withdrawn his year's cash at a Shanghai bank and planned to spend it on a trip back home.
But while crossing a busy intersection, the courier dropped the bag containing 18,000 yuan (£1,800), sending 100-yuan notes blowing across the street.
Motorists and pedestrians grabbed handfuls of notes as Mr Qin screamed at them that it was all he had.
A passer-by was hit by a car and injured his leg in the chaos.
'I was there shouting, "Don't pick it up! It is my whole year's salary! I need it for the New Year!",' said Mr Qin, according to a report in China Daily (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-02/04/content_16199782.htm).
The only people who handed any money back were three sanitation workers, Mr Qin told the Shanghai Morning Post, leaving him with just 3,700 yuan (£377).
He called the police, who arrived to find the courier crying on his knees at the intersection.
'I cannot celebrate New Year without my money,' he said afterwards. 'You people who own cars, how can you stop and take my money?'
Scroll down for video
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA85B000005DC-911_634x286.jpg CCTV: The migrant worker is seen crossing the road after withdrawing all his cash at a Shanghai bank
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA860000005DC-947_634x329.jpg Shock: The money flies out of his hands in the wind and 100-yuan notes scatter over the busy intersection
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA817000005DC-256_634x329.jpg Thrilled: Excited pedestrians and motorists rush to pick up the cash as Mr Qin shouts at them to stop
VIDEO: Migrant worker's horror as his salary blows away Play Video http://video.dailymail.co.uk/video/1418450360/2013/02/1418450360_2150340175001_vs-5114bd5ae4b03a55db2e48f8-1679485671001.jpg?pubId=1418450360
Shanghai police contacted two car owners seen on CCTV picking up money to tell them to return it.
He had intended to travel (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2275516/Dont-pick-salary-Workers-desperate-plea-ENTIRE-wage-blows-away-passers-grab-can.html#) home with his 83-year-old father, a street cleaner, by night bus.
But happily for Mr Qin, his plight invoked the generosity of more than 300 users of Weibo, China's version of Twitter, who offered to help fund his trip home for the Spring Festival, according to Shanghai TV.
The migrant worker has now recovered around 7,800 yuan (£796).
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA8BC000005DC-913_634x328.jpg Scrum: One passer-by was hit by a car and injured his leg in the fight to get the notes
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA84D000005DC-175_634x286.jpg Gone: The Chinese worker was left with just over £300 after bystanders ran away with most of the money
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/08/article-2275516-176CA8AD000005DC-435_634x321.jpg Police found Mr Qin crying in the road - but internet users have now donated much of the cash he needs
Read more:
Wind blows man's savings away in Shanghai|Society|chinadaily.com.cn (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-02/04/content_16199782.htm)
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2275516/Dont-pick-salary-Workers-desperate-plea-ENTIRE-wage-blows-away-passers-grab-can.html#ixzz2KLWJXsq0