In spite of the rapid influx of rural labour into the cities (by official estimates an average of 8.4m people a year between 2001 and 2005, bringing the total to around 120m), they have not spawned huge shanty towns.

• 尽管农村劳动力迅速涌向城市（根据官方统计在2001-2005年间，平均每年有840万人从农村来到城市，总数现已达1亿2千万左右），但他们没有造成大规模棚户区的出现。