Rural Housing Since 1949: An Overall View

China is a vast country and the Chinese population is by no means homogeneous. In housing, rural and urban differences are most important. Traditionally, Chinese people were housed in self built shelters. Prior to the arrival of the Communist government state assistance had not been provided for housing. Industrialization and urbanization after 1949 brought about an increase in the urban population and housing urban residents became a key issue. The majority of the population, however, still live in traditional shelters without much help from the government. This chapter aims to provide an overview of housing provision and change in rural areas. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.