Beijing - View from hotel room

This is the view outside of our hotel window.
The men to the far left are digging and the dirt is being carried out by hand with the wheel barrows to the street by the men to the right. A truck is then loaded, by hand with shovels.
They began working like this shortly after 5am this morning.
We also watched as a woman hung clean clothes out to dry.
Every day life for these people.