简介:WewenttoNingboCity,ZhejiangProvince,forthepurposeofgatheringthestorybetweenamanandthecity.WhenwearrivedatNingbo,acoastalcityconnectedwithShanghaibyabridgeflyingacrossthesea,itwasraining.Ilookedoutofthecarwindow,tryinghardtofindsomethingunusualinthecity,sinceithasbeenrankedasoneofthemostlivablecitiesinChina.Thecityintherainlookedordinary,nothingdifferentfromthosethatIhavevisited:notoweringskyscrapers,nomagnificentsquares,andnoimpressivesplendors...Itseemedthatthecityhas
简介:IfbeingaskedwhichisthelargestcityofYunnan,nineoutoftenpeoplewouldgivethewronganswer-justassomepeoplewouldreplythatTorontoisthecapitalofCanada,SydneyisthecapitalofAustraliaandGuilinisthecapitalofGaungxi.Infact,thelargestcityofYunnanisPu’er,notKunming.ManypeoplearefamiliarwithPu’erbecauseofPu’erTea.Theybelievetheplace'Pu’er'isnamedafterthetea.Butthe
简介:Theconceptof'urbanizationoncityandtownlevel'isanexpressionofChineseversion,oramainlandunderstandingofChina.However,cityandtownareonthedifferentlevels.Inthelightofcensus'measureson'citypopulation'and'townpopulation',thepapertriestoanalyzepopulationsizeanditschangeonboth'city'and'town'levels;tocomparethedifferentpopulationdensityandtheireffect;toobservethemobilepopulationbetween'city'and'town'level,andtheiragestructure.Thepapertriestoexplaintwodemographiceffectsfrom'city'and'town'levelsonthecourseofChineseurbanization.
简介:Citiesarethecrystallizationofhumancivilization.'ThelstanbulDeclarationonHumanSettlements'launchedin1996bytheUnitedNationsHumanSettlementsProgrammestressed,'Ourcitiesmustbeplaceswherehumanbeingsleadfulfillinglivesindignity,goodhealth,safety,happinessandhope.'Thetheme'Bettercity,Betterlife'ofWorldExpo2010ShanghaiChinaisevenmoreseductiveandiswhatpeoplearelongingfor.Withthedreamof'Betterlife',millionsofChinesefarmworkersdecidedtoleavetheirhomeland,rushingtothecities,whichhasformedtheworld'slargestpopulationmovementtoday.
简介:AccordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency,HaikougovernmentwillreleaseeducationvouchersworthRMB400perpersonperyeartochildrenaged3to6whopossessthehouseholdregistrationofthecityandcomplywithfamilyplanningpolicies.Thevoucherscanbeusedinalltheregisteredpublicandprivatekindergartensinthecity.