Key learning points

1. Each year millions of people move from rural areas to cities in China.
2. More than 64% of people in China live in urban areas and this proportion is increasing rapidly.
3. There are different reasons why people migrate from rural to urban areas.
4. The migration of people from rural to urban areas has benefits and brings challenges.

Keywords

• Migration - moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there

• Push factor - a reason prompting people to leave the place they live, such as lack of jobs, hazards, conflict

• Pull factor - a reason attracting people to a new place, such as more jobs, better living conditions, better services

• Economy - the way money in a particular area is made and spent

• Cultural diversity - the variety of cultural and ethnic groups within a society

Common misconception