Houses
Houses
Older style houses in Suzhou.
In this eastern Chinese city, as in most Chinese cities, older houses are being torn down and the people moved to new and modern high-rise apartments.
Go here to read about the destruction of traditional Chinese houses in the city of Beijing
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6709099.stm
Four houses are
built around this 
central
courtyard in an old part of Beijing. Each house consists of a
living room, 2 bedrooms, kitchen and bathroom. The houses are
owned by the government and the families pay rent.
High-rise apartment building in Shanghai.
backyards of
houses in Shanghai
Read about traditional Chinese houses here: http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/home/3intrhme.htm
high-rise apartments in Beijing
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