In 2010 China's urban-dwelling population exceeded its rural population, marking a historic demographic landmark in the country's history. Only 3 decades ago, China appeared distinctly different. Just 20 per cent of Chinese citizens lived in urban areas, and many of today's metropolises were still small towns.
Huge swaths of the population have since moved from farmland to to towns, a shift that still causes a swelling of many urban areas. The case at hand is the development of Guangzhou, which lies north of Hong Kong. From 1980 till today more than 18 million people moved to the city. A 40-year-old born in Guangzhou will see their small, regional town mushroom as one of the largest urban amalgamations on Earth.
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