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China has the world´s largest population. It is currently 1.3 billion, with over a third living in urban areas. This makes housing an urgent social concern. In the past, work units provided housing as part of the state´s welfare system.

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10 - Anjie

10 - Anjie

Under the central planning system, the work unit provided for most of its workers´ needs.

9 - Inadequate Housing

9 - Inadequate Housing

There are over 8 billion peasants in China. It is an enormous and often socially marginalised group.

8 - Social Welfare

8 - Social Welfare

Suzhou is a historical city in Jiangsu Province in China´s south.

7 - The hukou system

7 - The hukou system

In China, every citizen must have a hukou, the formal residence registration.

6 - Space

6 - Space

Shanghai is China´s largest city, but many hold the predict against Shanghai residents as too frugal or even stingy.

5 - Choices

5 - Choices

Peking, Tsinghua and Renmin universities are among the best in China.

4 - Tongzilou

4 - Tongzilou

The Beijing People´s Art Theatre is one of the nation´s best.

3 - Work Unit

3 - Work Unit

Work units are one of the main ways China organises its urban labour force.

2 - Tanziwan in Shanghai

2 - Tanziwan in Shanghai

Shanghai is China´s biggest city and has the country´s largest urban population.

1 - Quadrangles

1 - Quadrangles

Fu Zhicheng was to spend most of his life in Beijing, but when he arrived, it was an old and dilapidated city.

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