LibGuides: Village Life in China: Home

Images of Village Life in China

These photographs capture everyday life in rural China.

Recreation time (Source)

Classroom (Source)

Market Day (Source)

A small shop (Source)

Rice fields (Source)

Family life (Source)

The Hukou System

China's migrant families suffer under hukou This link opens in a new window
Watch the video and read the text to help you understand the hukou system.
China's Hukou System This link opens in a new window
Includes an explanation of the Hukou System.

China's Hukou System

If this video clip does not work at school, you can find it in the Public Share folder in 8 HASS Changing Nations.

Information about village life in China

Click on these links to find out about different aspects of daily life in a Chinese village.

In pictures : Life in Rural China This link opens in a new window
Includes seven photographs with accompanying information describing life in rural China from BBC News.
Rural life in China This link opens in a new window
Lots of information about life in a typical village in China. Look at the links on the left hand side of the page to click to additional information.
What's life like in a Chinese village This link opens in a new window
Includes twelve photographs with accompanying information describing life in rural China from CNN World News.
Unemployment forces Chinese migrants back to the countryside This link opens in a new window
Watch the video for a comparison between urban and rural life in China.

Information about Shanghai

Shanghai (China) This link opens in a new window
Information about Shanghai from Encyclopaedia Britannica with images and videos.

Village Life in China

View and listen to what life in a Chinese village is like and how different life in Shanghai is. If you need headphones to listen to this video, you can borrow them from the library.

Online Referencing Generator

If you need to create a bibliography / Reference Centre use the Online Referencing Generator.

This online database automatically creates references for your bibliography from a wide range of information sources using the Harvard Author-Date System. If you do not know how to use the ORG ask the library staff or click here to watch a brief powerpoint,

The password is available from the library circulation desk.