It is the 15th day of the ninth lunar month, and a bright harvest moon shines over a factory in Panyu, a southern suburb of Guangzhou, that makes dies for aluminum products. It's the night before a shipment is due to be sent out, so with the lights all on and the calls of the workers, it seems like it's still mid-day.
農曆九月十五那天，廣州南郊的番禺，一輪明月照耀著低矮的廠房。出貨日前夕，鋁製品模具廠內燈火通明，吆喝聲伴著打模機的聲響，熱鬧一如白天。