In the past, unmarried women over the age of 27 were labeled as leftovers. But now there are approximately 100 million single women in china, many of whom have moved to urban areas. In chinas major cities, single women outnumber single men four fold. Recently, businesses are targeting this single woman economy. One example is an increase i in the number of ckaraoke boxes fo single use. This new breed of unattached women symbolizes how women can be financially independent in modern china. This episode of asia insight takes a look at theirir present and their future. Beijing, which has the largest percentage of single women in china. She came to beijing in 2015. She grew up in a wealthy family where both her parents were company owners. Wang training at this gym twice a day, in the morning and the evening. Wangs home is a ten minute walk away from the gym. She has rented a familysized apartment for 2,000 u. S. A month. The 90 square meter apartment has three roomoms, as well as a kitchen
Aristocratic bachelorettes. They someone conformity and try to live their lives on their own terms. They either invest their earnings in themselves or splash out. This is one such bachelorette. She is a freelance fund manager and makes 60,000 u. S. A year, nearly twice the average income for their age group. These bachelorettes aim to enrich their lives with fulfilling jobs and exciting private lives. In the past, unmarried women over the age of 27 were labeled as leftovers. But now there are approximately 100 million single women in china, many of whom have moved to urban areas. In chinas major cities, single women outnumber single men four fold. Recently, businesses are targeting this single woman economy. One example is an increase in the number of ckaraoke boxes fo single use. This new breed of unattached women symbolizes how women can be financially independent in modern china. This episode of asia insight takes a look at their present and their future. Beijing, which has the larg
Young migrants from rural areas providing a ready source of cheap labor. People in the countryside still typically earn just a third of the average city worker. For that reason, most never move back to their hometowns. Parents who stayed behind to tend to fields are now aging. Behind the prosperity of urban china, rural areas feeding the nations 1. 4 billion are witnessing a dramatic drop in the farming population. Younger generations are now starting to revolutionize approaches to agriculture. This youngng man is determined bring back success to his fathers struggling farm. There are also entrepreneurs looking to automatt farming ususing the latest technologies. The new generation of farmers is firmly rooted in the internet age. In this episode, we meet chinas young farmers, finding pride in their work as they search for prosperity in a changing world. This is located in southern china. Its village has been known for liche production. Roughly 3,000 people are residents here, but more
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