Beijing’s former bomb shelters are now home to a million or more young migrants seeking to save rent as they forge a new life in the Chinese capital. In this intimate video portrait, co-published with Al Jazeera America, a 21-year-old Mongolian street peddler shows off his underground apartment and shares his dreams of making it big as an actor in Beijing.

To read the full story and see more portraits of Beijing’s young migrants, visit Creative Time Reports: http://creativetimereports.org/2015/0…