Behind China’s impressive economic rise is the biggest human migration in history. By 2013, some 269m rural residents had become migrant workers in cities, offering cheap labour and sustaining urban growth. However, unable to register and settle their family members in the cities, these migrant workers are forced to leave behind children, spouses, and old people in the villages. This has taken a tremendous toll on the rural society.
在中國令人歎爲觀止的經濟成長背後,是歷史上最大規模的人口流動。截至2013年,約有2.69億農民進城當了農民工,給城市提供了廉價勞動力,支撐著城市的發展。然而,由於無法在城市落戶和接家人來城市定居,這些農民工不得不將孩子、配偶和老人留在村子裏。這給農村社會帶來了嚴重損害。
您已閱讀9%(572字),剩餘91%(6028字)包含更多重要資訊,訂閱以繼續探索完整內容,並享受更多專屬服務。