2007年7月3日，杭州城北码头上,挑夫们的宿舍里,挑夫在吸着从老家带来的水烟解乏,这种烟很便宜,一个月也不会超过10元钱. A heaver enjoys smoking his water-pipe in his dormitory at the dock in the northern suburb of Hangzhou, July 3, 2007. Using tobacco leaves he brought from his hometown, he spent less than 10 RMB yuan (around 1.4 USD) per month.

2007年7月2日，杭州城北码头上，挑夫们的宿舍里，挑夫王得志腰疼的毛病犯了，工友们在帮他用土法治疗。 A heaver applies the traditional cupping treatment to his collegue Wang Dezhi, who is suffering from lumbago, at the dock in the northern suburb of Hangzhou, July 2, 2007.

2007年7月3日，杭州城北码头上，挑夫们在房间里睡觉。为了省钱，他们经常会很多人合租一间房。Heavers sleep on the same bed in their dormitory at the dock in the northern suburb of Hangzhou, July 3, 2008. In order to save spending, they often choose to jointly rent one room.

2007年7月3日，杭州城北码头上，挑夫们的宿舍里，大家聚在一起吃饭，但陈云山累得什么都吃不下。 Heavers have dinner together in their dormitory at the dock in the northern suburb of Hangzhou on July 3, 2007, while the foreman Chen Yunsheng was too tired to eat.

2007年7月3日，杭州城北码头上，挑夫用大勺用喝水。 A thirsty heaver drinks with a big scoop at the dock in north of Hangzhou on Jul. 3, 2007.

2007年7月1日，杭州城北的码头上，挑夫中的工头陈云山。他的梦想是自已买一条船运砖，挑砖的力气活终究不能干一辈子。 Chen Yunsheng, foreman of these heavers, is seen at a dock in the northern suburb of Hangzhou, July, 1, 2007. His dream is to buy a cargo boat of his own, for carrying bricks could not be the way of making a living for life.

2007年7月3日，杭州城北的码头上，来自贵州的陈贵生虽然才28岁，但已经做这一行有9年之久。 Heaver Chen Guisheng, 28, works at a dock in the northern suburb of Hangzhou, July 3, 2007. He has been in this trade for 9 years.

2007年7月1日，挑夫陈云生在杭州城北的码头上运砖，这一天，陈云生挑了17000多块砖，创造了工友中的新纪录。 Heaver Chen Yunsheng carry bricks at a dock in the northern suburb of Hangzhou, July. 1, 2007. Chen unloaded over 17,000 bricks on the day, making a new record among his fellow heavers.

2007年7月1日，杭州城北码头上，挑夫们在加班工作。 Heavers worked overtime at the dock in the northern suburb of Hangzhou on Jul. 1, 2007.

2007年6月30日，杭州城北的码头上，挑夫们正在从船上运送黄砖上岸。 Heavers unload bricks from a cargo boat at a dock in the northern suburb of Hangzhou, Jun. 30, 2007.