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Houses before 1978 Welfare allocation period

Houses before 1978

Cookers, furnace in a typical kichen before 1978

Adobe kang, also heatable adobe sleeping platform.

1978－1990 Experiment period

Experiment period

Experiment period

Along with population growth and economic development, the State didn´t have the power to supply adequate housing to meet the great demand of households. This fact can be mainly attributed to lack of State resources, Because of this, the State initiated reform of the housing system insome cities. In some cases, publicity-owned housing was sold to individuals at a subsidized price.

Tube-shaped apartments were the most common houses in the cities during this period.

Houses in the cities

House in the countryside 更多

During this period of time, people in the countryside mostly live

During this period of time, people in the countryside mostly live

1990－2000

In late 90s, high buildings were common in the cities

In late 90s, high buildings were common in the cities

1990－2000 Comprehensive housing reform

As economic reforms deepened in the 1990s China´s policymakers sought to privatize much of the publicly-owned housing stock that had been previously rented from the state or state-owned enterprises.

In this period, a lot of funds were withdrawn from circulation by increasing rent and selling publicly -owned housing, which led to healthy cycle of housing construction.

Houses 1990－2000

Gas began to be applied to cooking and cookers made of stainless steel were introduced

Home appliances such as refrigeratory began to enter many households and interior decoration became popular.

In cities where there were flat appartments, people share public restrooms

Houses after 2000 - Villa flourishes

Mordern villa

Mordern villa

Types of houses after 2000