City Lights

Summary:

Members of China's floating population recount their hopes and challenges as rural-urban migrants.

Tones:

Emotional, Informational, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

Dramatic discrepancies between economic development in China's rural and urban regions is creating tremendous incentive for villagers to migrate to the cities. Though recent shifts in government policies make it legal for them to do so, they still face a daunting series of social and financial challenges when they arrive. This piece explores the motivations, frustrations, successes, and failures of several women in both rural and urban Yunnan province, as they recount their experiences becoming part of China's burgeoning 'floating population'.

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