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China has enjoyed decades of impressive growth, which has significantly improved living standards and largely eradicated extreme poverty. The growth has, however, been accompanied by widening imbalances and rising vulnerabilities, as excessive investment in infrastructure and housing has...

This book is a detailed account of the provincial population of China and its changes from 1368 to 1953. The maps and databases show the number, density, and proportion of urban population in different time periods