China’s Great Urbanization

February 2, 2024

A farmer in the foreground in a hayfield, buildings being constructed in the background.

A summary of China’s rapid urbanization process, which is swallowing rural villages and integrating the urban and rural modes of life. [The researcher] took this photo on September 21, 2015, in Jinan City, Shandong Province, when she collected data for her doctoral thesis on the transformation of population governance strategies in China.