If you are given only 1 yuan , could you live in a city for one day? It seems this may be a little difficult. But students from Xi'an did it . On April 10th, more than 60 students from a middle school of Xi'an look part in the activity of One Yuan Metropolis Survival. Students not only had to live, but also had to deal with a lot of hard tasks in this charitable( 慈善的 ) activity. It has taken place in eight cities and is going to take place in four others, including Beijing . To make money, many students looked for part-time jobs and experienced how hard life was. Zhang Qiyue, 14 , asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and finally got one chance. “We got upset when they said no, but gradually,we got used to it,” he said After being a waiter for an hour, he got 25 yuan . Some made use of their talents by singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls. Many people who walked by took notice and helped them. Zhao Jiacheng, 14, drew pictures and made paper handicrafts( 手工艺品 )." This showed it' s important to learn a special skill,” he said . Living was hard, but finishing the tasks wasn't any easier. They went to different places to finish tasks in a short time. The most amazing one was that they had to e xchange only a piece of paper for things worth thousands of yuan in half an hour. “We learned how to explain to others. From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt-after almost 20 tries ,we succeeded, "Zhao said. Finally, they gave all of the money they made to poor schools in Tibet.