Serving tea and receiving guests may not be everyone's dream job, but it was a good enough prospect to make nearly 10,000 people apply for one receptionist job.
China's highly competitive civil service recruitment process recently saw a record-setting 9,837 applicants for a post as "China Democratic League public reception staff".
The Democratic League is one of several minority political parties in the country which have very limited powers, and is hardly seen as a prestigious placement.
