According to a worker responsible for looking after them, Zhang Yan is from Wuchang and Han Xiaoyu is from Jixi. Both are 25 years old this year and have been in this line of work for more than two years. This job is the first one they’ve taken this year.
The worker also told reporters that they mainly clean the exterior walls and glass of buildings. They usually start taking jobs in early spring and can work until around the end of October. When it gets colder, they can’t work anymore. In the past, they would usually get a new job every two or three days, and at their busiest, they could take on two jobs in a single day. But now, buildings are getting taller, and the work is getting harder, so finishing a job in two days is considered fast.
Looking at these "spidermen’s" simple, genuine smiles, the reporter couldn’t help but feel moved. It is these optimistic young people who wash away the dust of winter from the high-rises of the icy city—it is they who give the city a fresh new look.